Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .
-. . . a means of rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicated that they needed help.

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The Medical Model era in corrections focused on the idea that criminal behavior was a result of psychological or biological deficiencies that needed treatment, thus emphasizing rehabilitation in prisons.

Use the Following Options for the Period Which Best Describes