Exam 21: Corrections in the 21st Century

In 1973, who wrote Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business; a book that details the misuse of public monies for prisons?

Which of the following states experienced a discernible trend in declines of incarceration rates over the last decade?

What was the incarceration rate for jails in the United States in 2009?

Which of the following punitive policies have yielded an overuse of corrections?

What do you think is the most crucial issue that affects corrections in the 21st century? (Whole Chapter)

Do you agree with where corrections is today? What would you change about the current corrections field?

Another explanation for the decreased use of incarceration may be the increased use of treatment programming that addresses the appropriate

What can be attributed to the explanation for the decline in the use of incarceration?

How much did Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) make with the Idaho state contract?

Declines in the numbers of persons in prisons and jails and community corrections were generally at the _____ level.

By 2008, the mean length of stay for violent offenders was

Which of the following has lead to cost of billions of dollars with no collateral decrease in crime?

The Sentencing Project Report has indicated that in 2010 30 states continued the trend of reforming sentencing policies and reducing the use of imprisonment.

Discuss the benefits and possible positive outcomes of mass decarceration.

The drug war has helped to increase the rates of female and racial and ethnic minority populations in prison.

What has been attributed to the increase of warehousing in corrections?

Offenders sentenced to prison have more than quadrupled from 1980 to 2017.

When looking at our history in corrections, which often cited truism of 20th century philosopher is often used?

Which of the following correctional population has quadrupled between the 1980s and 2017?

Discuss where you think the field of corrections will be in 50 years.