Personalities Flashcards
Father of penitentiary science.
JEAN JACQUES VILLAIN
The father of prison reform.
John howard
the father of parole.
Alexander maconochie
father of modern policy system
Sir Robert peel
founder of modern utilitarianism.
Jeremy bentham
The first leader to prescribe imprisonment as correctional treatment for major offender.
William penn
century of change, it is period of recognizing human dignity.
18 century
A French historian and philosopher who analyzed law as an expression of justice. He believes that harsh
punishment would undermine morality and that appealing to moral sentiments as a better means of preventing
crime.
Charles Montesquieu
What is the theory of Charles montesquieu
Separation of power between legislative, executive and judicairy
It is an institution intended to isolate prisoners from society and from one another so that they could
reflect on their past misdeeds, repent, and thus undergo reformation.
Penitentiary
Physician, patriot, signer of the declaration of independence and social reformer,
• He also advocated the penitentiary for capital and corporal punishment.
Benjamin rush
He was the most versatile of all philosophers during this period. He believes that fear of shame was a
deterrent to crime.
Voltaire
Father of classical theory, politician, and Italian philosopher
Cesare beccaria
the most exiting essay on law during this
century. It presented the humanistic goal of law
An essay on crimes and punishment
The greatest leader in the Reform of English Criminal Law. He believes that whatever punishment designed
to negate whatever pleasure or gain the criminal derives from crime; the crime rate would go down
Jeremy bentham
a prison that consist of large circular building containing multi cells around the
periphery. It was never built.
Panopticon prison
The sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1773, who devoted his life and fortune to prison reform
John howard
the most effective leader in direct and persistent agitation for
reform of the English criminal code. He pressed for construction of the first modern English prison
Sit Samuel romilly
the London metropolitan police in 1829
known as
Bobbies
the Irish constabulary called ‘
Peelers
Was a leader in the English legislature for reform of the criminal code
Sir Robert peel
He introduced fair disciplinary trials, built churches, distributed books, allowed plays to be staged and
permitted prisoners to tend small gardens.
Alexander maconochie
He was the director of the prison in Valencia, Spain, in 1835, divided prisoners into companied and appointed
prisoners as petty officers in charge. Academic classes of one hour a day were given in all inmates under 20
years of age.
Manuel montesimos
• It whereby a convict could earn freedom by hard and good behavior.
• It was used to eliminate the so-called flat sentence
Marks system of maconochie
FOUR STAGES OF THE IRISH SYSTEM
• Solitary confinement for 9 months
• Assignment to public works in association with other prisoners
• Work without supervision
• Release of prisoner under certain conditions similar to parole.
He is the director of the Irish prison in 1854 who introduced the Irish system that was modified from the
Maconochie’s mark syst
Water crofton
The system was based on reeducation rather that force.
Agricultural colony
He was famous for the establishment of agricultural colony for delinquent boys in France in 1839
Frederick Auguste demetz
He introduced in Elmira a new institutional program for boys from 16 to 30 years of age.
Zebulon brockway
one of the best institution for the reformation and rehabilitation for juvenile
offenders,
Berstal institution
Was a director of English prisons after visiting Elmira in 1897 opened the Borstal Institution near Rochedi in
Ken
Sir everlyn ruggles brise
one of the most influential
persons in the development of early prison discipline in America.
Elam lynds
prisoners were required to line up in a close formation with their hands on the shoulders under the
arms of the prisoner in front
Lockstep
development of the various forms of attire to degrade and identity prisoners.
Prison stripes
He developed a strict classification of criminals and their segregation.
Jean Jacques villain
