Exam 2: Early Corrections From Ancient Times to Correctional Institutions

An offender in the mid 1800s is sentenced to hard labor at a place "up the river." Although she is told not to interact with any of her fellow inmates, she finds she can communicate through the wall of her stone cell with the person next to her. This inmate is most likely housed in ______.

Why did Enlightenment thought so drastically affect correctional thinking?

Choose one overarching theme of American correctional history and trace its path from early American prisons to today.

The 1870 American Prison Congress in Cincinnati, Ohio, resulted in the ______.

In ancient Rome, a punishment called capitis diminutio maxima involved ______ and turned criminals into penal slaves.

Which reformer wrote that "it is essential that [punishment] be public, speedy, necessary"?

Describe the history and significance of Stateville Prison.

One benefit for the state associated with the practice of transportation was ______.

A major theme over the course of correctional history has been a growing ______.

Correctional institutions serve as a social control mechanism.

The contract and lease system involved ______.

Jeremy Bentham, an English correctional reformer, argued that ______.

In addition to money, another overriding theme throughout correctional history has been ______.

During the Middle Ages, one of the greatest influences on punishment was ______.

Which argument for correctional practices was a Quaker in the 1800s most likely to make?

William Penn, a Pennsylvania Colony governor, argued that ______.

The main point of contention between the Pennsylvania system and the New York system was the question of ______.

One recurring theme throughout the history of corrections in the United states is the cyclical need for ______.

Identify and explain the differences between the contract system and the lease system.

The new wing of the ______ is considered the first real prison in part because of its rudimentary classification system.