If Joe is incarcerated in a prison where criminals are viewed as ill,and he receives treatment to cure his "illness," the prison is centered around the:
A)therapeutic model.
B)punitive model.
C)medical model.
D)rehabilitation model.

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The medical model views criminal behavior as an illness that can be treated with medical intervention. Therefore, if Joe is receiving treatment to cure his "illness," the prison he is in is centered around the medical model. The other options are not necessarily focused on treating criminal behavior as an illness that can be cured.

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