Question 1

Permanent organizational and structural modifications intended to alter the juvenile justice system,including the closing of facilities and the elimination of agencies is a strategy for future treatment of juveniles known as:

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Realignment strategies involve permanent changes to the juvenile justice system, including the closing of facilities and the elimination of agencies. These changes are intended to shift resources and priorities towards more effective and evidence-based approaches to juvenile justice. Reinvestment strategies, on the other hand, involve redirecting resources towards community-based programs and services that can help prevent juvenile delinquency and reduce recidivism. Resolution strategies refer to approaches for resolving disputes, while reinvention strategies involve fundamentally reimagining and restructuring the juvenile justice system. Therefore, realignment strategies best fit the description given in the question.

Question 2

List and define four different types of prison lifestyles researchers describe as adaptations to prison life for male inmates.Do you agree with the terminology?

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Question 3

The principle of parens patriae:

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Question 4

Discuss the causes of prison riots.What steps can corrections take to eliminate or minimize riots in the future?

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Question 5

Prison ________ is the values and behavioral patterns characteristic of prison inmates.

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Question 6

Match the definition in the numbered column with the term in the lettered column.
-The slang characteristic of prison life

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Prison argot refers to the slang or jargon characteristic of prison life. The other terms (A, C, and D) refer to broader concepts related to prison culture and socialization.

Question 7

The number of prisoners __________ increased more than 400% between 1990 and 2010.

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Question 8

Match the definition in the numbered column with the term in the lettered column.
-The process whereby newly institutionalized off enders come to accept prison lifestyles and criminal values.

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Prisonization is the process whereby newly institutionalized offenders come to accept prison lifestyles and criminal values.

Question 9

Which landmark U.S.Supreme court case guaranteed juvenile the following rights: Notice of charges,right to counsel,right to confront and to cross examine witnesses and protection against self-incrimination

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In re Gault is the landmark U.S. Supreme court case that established a minor's right to have notice of charges, the right to counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, and the protection against self-incrimination.

Question 10

A(n)________ procedure is a formalized arrangement,usually involving a neutral hearing board,whereby institutionalized individuals have the opportunity to register complaints about the conditions of their confinement.

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Question 11

______________ is a policy of nonintervention with regard to prison management that U.S.courts tended to follow until the late 1960s.For the past 40 years,the doctrine has languished as judicial intervention in prison administration dramatically increased.

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Question 12

In re Winship held that delinquency must be established:

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In re Winship held that delinquency must be established beyond a reasonable doubt, which is the highest standard of proof in criminal cases. This decision ensured that juveniles receive the same level of due process as adult criminal defendants.

Question 13

List and define the three different lifestyles researcher Esther Heffernan found as indicative of lifestyle adaptation in female prisons.

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Question 14

Emerging technologies in three areas will soon be central elements of technocorrections.
Describe and define technocorrections and discuss the three central elements that it contains.

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Question 15

Define and discuss the 1996 Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).Why was this Act needed? Who benefitted from the passage of this act? Be comprehensive in your response.

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Question 16

Match the definition in the numbered column with the term in the lettered column.
-The values and behavioral patterns characteristic of prison inmates.Prison subculture has been found to be surprisingly consistent across the country.

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The definition matches the term "Prison subculture."

Question 17

A principle,developed by the courts and applied to the corrections arena by Pell v.Procunier (1974),that attempts to weigh the rights of an individual,as guaranteed by the Constitution,against the authority of states to make laws or to otherwise restrict a person's freedom in order to protect the state's interests and its citizens is commonly known as the _______________ test.

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Question 18

The National Institute of Corrections report made several recommendations calling for the behavioral and social differences between female and male offenders.Define and discuss three of the report's findings.Include how these findings improve conditions,for women,in your answer.

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Question 19

Match the definition in the numbered column with the term in the lettered column.
-An enclosed facility separated from society both socially and physically,where the inhabitants share all aspects of their daily lives.

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The definition matches the concept of a total institution, which is a term used to describe places where people live and work together while being completely isolated from the rest of society. Examples of total institutions include prisons, military boot camps, and mental hospitals.

The other choices are related to the broader concept of prison culture and its features, such as the specialized language (prison argot), values, and behaviors (prison subculture) that prisoners adopt while incarcerated. Prisonization is a term used to describe the process by which an individual becomes socialized into the prison culture over time.

Question 20

The author has listed several major issues facing prisons today.Discuss three of those major issues and how they affect prison life,society,and the inmates in the future.Which of the issues do you feel is the most pressing for Corrections to face in the future?

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Quiz 14: Prison Life