What is the term for punishment that creates such an unpleasant
situation that he/she will not want to do it again?
Which of the following does Not represent a distinct historical era in the evolution of the American prison system?
Which of the following statement offer the most comprehensive and accurate characterization of a prison?
Which term best defines the statistical likelihood that an individual will reoffend or engage in criminal behavior after being released from incarceration?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of inmate decarceration?
Which of the following statement most accurately characterizes the primary function, jurisdictional authority , and demographics of a jail within the broader context of the correctional system?
Which of the following offenses is least likely to be addressed through restorative justice practices, due to the severity of harm, legal constraints, or limitations in victim-offender mediation?
Which of the following characteristics in uniquely associated with privately operated correctional facilities?
Which of the following functions does NOT fall within the established scope of responsibilities typically associated with the corrections component of the criminal justice system?
Which of the following individuals would be classified as Uniformed Staff within a correctional facility?
What was the first term historically used to refer to institutions designed for the confinement and punishment of an offender?
What is a "Penal code"?
What does the term "Penology" refer to?
Which government agency or department is primarily responsible for overseeing the implementation and enforcement of an offender's court imposed sentence?
Which of the following terms refer to the conditional release of an inmate from incarceration prior to the completion of their full sentence?
In the context of the criminal justice system what does the term "Corrections" encompass?
According to the earliest theory of corrections, what is identified as the primary purpose of punishment?
How does the earliest theory of corrections propose that punishment functions as a deterrent to criminal behavior?
What does the theory of atavism, as proposed in early criminology thought, suggests that certain criminals possess innate biological traits of ancestral human evolutionary stages?
____________________ is reducing the offender’s ability to commit further crimes
__________________ is to repay society for wrongdoing
____________________ focus shifted from offender to victim and finding opportunities for them to repair the damage.
_________________ programmed effort to alter the attitudes and behaviors of inmates
Removal of privileges, rights and freedoms. Sometimes used in place of the term punishment.
______________ is similar to “an eye for an eye”—the severity of the punishment is in proportion to the severity of the crime.