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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

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affirm

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when an appellate courts decision contradicts the prior court

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reverse

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second trying of an offender for the same original crime

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double jeopardy

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highest court?

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US Supreme Court

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levels of custody

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  1. super-max
  2. max
  3. close custody
  4. medium
  5. minimum
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the chief executive of a prison

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wardens & superintendents

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oversee various prison programs

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deputy wardens

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line prison officers working directly with inmates

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correctional officers

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correctional officer responsibilities:

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control inmates
move inmates when necessary
observation

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process of adopting the prison culture

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prisonization

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unwritten honor code emphasizes:

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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

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keep track of all individuals in a correctional facility

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sally port

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contraband is detected by:

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frisk search
strip search
shakedown

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preventing escape:

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electrified fences
surveillance technology
architecture
military model

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purpose of rehabilitation:

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lower recidivism

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the treatment model

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providing inmates with education & services for rehabilitation

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process of dividing & assigning incoming inmates into meaningful categories

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classification

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assigning prisoners to specific facilities

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external classification

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assigning inmates to specific programs & cell locations

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internal classification

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process of changing classification

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reclassification

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categories of treatment:

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  1. health & medical services
  2. substance abuse programs
  3. religious services
  4. education & training
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alcohol dependence:

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brought the opportunity of college work to inmates:

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project Newgate

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temp. leave of incarceration to pursue education or work

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training program designed to increase job readiness

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vocational training

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a treatment approach to prevent relapse & recidivism by community service

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reintegration model

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new-generation jail

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facility designed for max interaction b/w staff & inmates

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fee system

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when state & federal facilities pay local governments to house inmates

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first state to report jail standards:

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supermax prison

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functions to control dangerous inmates

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security-threat group

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prison gangs or organizations that have hierarchy in prison

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first federal penitentiary:

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fort Leavenworth, Kansas

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first all female penitentiary

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first directory of federal prison

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Sanford bates

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federal prison classification:

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  1. minimum
  2. low
  3. medium
  4. high
  5. administrative
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minimum-security level:

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access to other inmates

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low-security level:

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dorm housing is used

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medium-security level:

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cell type housing, less access to inmates

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high-security level:

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heavily guarded perimeters, one or two occupants in cell

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administrative-security level:

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offenders awaiting trial, medical probs, mentally unstable

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federally owned & operated company that sales products manufactured in FBP facilities

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chain gangs

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prisoners performed work on roads, railroads, & trestles

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predominant private sector contracts:

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  1. private services
  2. treatment programs
  3. low-security incarceration
  4. surveillance technology

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