corrections Flashcards

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correctional ideology

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ideas & practices that pertain to the processing of offenders

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ideology

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body of ideas & practices

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restorative justice

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punishment intended to repair damage done to the specific victim

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specific deterrence

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punishing individual offenders for the purpose of preventing their future criminal behavior

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General deterrence

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preventing potential crime behavior by using others as open examples

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recidivism

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repeating criminal behavior after initial contact with authorities

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determinate sentencing

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judge fixes a set length of incarceration

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indeterminate sentencing

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judge sets a max & min sentence assuming parole board will determine rehabilitation within the period

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created the first (known) written criminal code

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king Hammurabi

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first society that allowed a criminal to be punished for damages to society

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Greece

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made first efforts at prison reform

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John Howard

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founder of classical school of criminology

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Cesare Beccaria

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deter crime punishment by:

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  1. be just & fit the crime
  2. be swift
  3. be certain
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Quaker leader & founder of Pennsylvania

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William Penn

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first penitentiary in the US

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walnut street jail

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giving a living person the legal status of a dead person

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civil death

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any physical punishment short of death

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corporal punishment

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execution as a form of punishment

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capital punishment

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auburn system

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used structure like Pennsylvania system

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did away with flat sentences & incorporates indeterminate sentences

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Alexander maconochie

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began the Irish system

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ser Walter crofton

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judicial sentencing

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court sets a given punishment

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administrative sentencing

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court sets a sentence range

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the legal requirements that ensure the constitutional rights are protected

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due process

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when an appellate court agrees with the decision of prior court
affirm
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when an appellate courts decision contradicts the prior court
reverse
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second trying of an offender for the same original crime
double jeopardy
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highest court?
US Supreme Court
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levels of custody
1. super-max 2. max 3. close custody 4. medium 5. minimum
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the chief executive of a prison
wardens & superintendents
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oversee various prison programs
deputy wardens
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line prison officers working directly with inmates
correctional officers
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correctional officer responsibilities:
control inmates move inmates when necessary observation
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process of adopting the prison culture
prisonization
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unwritten honor code emphasizes:
loyalty to other inmates hyper masculinity avoiding problem situations never confide in guards
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used to verify location of all inmates at any given time
count
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keep track of all individuals in a correctional facility
sally port
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contraband is detected by:
frisk search strip search shakedown
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preventing escape:
electrified fences surveillance technology architecture military model
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purpose of rehabilitation:
lower recidivism
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the treatment model
providing inmates with education & services for rehabilitation
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process of dividing & assigning incoming inmates into meaningful categories
classification
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assigning prisoners to specific facilities
external classification
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assigning inmates to specific programs & cell locations
internal classification
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process of changing classification
reclassification
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categories of treatment:
1. health & medical services 2. substance abuse programs 3. religious services 4. education & training
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alcohol dependence:
38%
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brought the opportunity of college work to inmates:
project Newgate
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temp. leave of incarceration to pursue education or work
furlough
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training program designed to increase job readiness
vocational training
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a treatment approach to prevent relapse & recidivism by community service
reintegration model
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new-generation jail
facility designed for max interaction b/w staff & inmates
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fee system
when state & federal facilities pay local governments to house inmates
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first state to report jail standards:
Maine
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supermax prison
functions to control dangerous inmates
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security-threat group
prison gangs or organizations that have hierarchy in prison
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first federal penitentiary:
fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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first all female penitentiary
alderson
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first directory of federal prison
Sanford bates
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federal prison classification:
1. minimum 2. low 3. medium 4. high 5. administrative
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minimum-security level:
access to other inmates
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low-security level:
dorm housing is used
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medium-security level:
cell type housing, less access to inmates
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high-security level:
heavily guarded perimeters, one or two occupants in cell
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administrative-security level:
offenders awaiting trial, medical probs, mentally unstable
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federally owned & operated company that sales products manufactured in FBP facilities
unicor
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chain gangs
prisoners performed work on roads, railroads, & trestles
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predominant private sector contracts:
1. private services 2. treatment programs 3. low-security incarceration 4. surveillance technology