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corrections exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT IS THE AGE OF REASON | ALSO KNOWN AS ENLIGHTMENT PERIOD. UTILITARIANISM APPROACH BY REFORMERS |
| WHO ARE THE REFORMERS | BECCARIA, BENTHAM, AND HOWARD |
| WHOSE BENTHAM | HEDONIC CALCULUS. GREATEST POSSIBLE BALANCE OF PLEASURE OVER PAIN |
| WHOSE BECCARA | CLASSICAL CRIMINOLOGY. CONVICTS ARE RESPONSIBLE AND PUNISHMENT IS TO DETER OTHERS |
| WHOSE HOWARD | CREATED THE PENITENTARY ACT |
| WHATS A PENITENTARY | INSTITUTION TO ISOLATE CONVICTS |
| WHAT ARE THE TWO DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS | SEPERATE CONFINEMENT (PENNSYLVANIA) AND CONGREGATE SYSTEM (AUBURN NY) |
| CONTRACT LABOR SYSTEM | WHATEVER CONVICTS MADE WERE SOLD TO PRIVATE EMPLOYERS |
| LEASE SYSTEM | LEASED TO CONTRACTORS THAT PROVIDED THEM WITH FOOD AND CLOTHES |
| MARK SYSTEM | GIVEN A NUMBER OF MARKS BASED ON CRIME, WHICH CAN BE REDUCED THROUGH GOOD BEHAVIOR |
| POSITIVIST SCHOOL | USING THE SCIENTIFIC TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE OF BEHAVIOR |
| REFORMS IMPLENTED BY PROGRESSIVES | PROBATION, PAROLE, INDETERMINATE SENTENCING |
| MEDICAL MODEL | CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IS CAUSED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, OR SOCIAL DEFICIENICES THAT REQUIRE TREATMENT |
| CRIME CONTROL MODEL | CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CAN BE CONTROLLED BY INCARCERATION AND STRICT SUPERVISION |
| RETRIBUTION | PUNISHMENT ON PERSON FOR VIOLATING LAW (eye for eye) |
| REHABILITATION | RESTORING CONVICTED TO SOCIETY |
| RESTORATION | PUNISHMENT DESIGNED TO REPAIR VICTIM |
| INDETERMINATE SENTENCING | PAROLE ELIGIBILITY DEPENDS ON TIME NECESSARY FOR TREATMENT |
| DETERMINATE SENTENCING | FIXED PERIOD OF INCARCERATION BY COURT |
| PRESUMPTIVE SENTENCING | LEGISLATURE SETS A MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM |
| MANDATORY SENTENCING | SOME MINIMUM INCARCERATION MUST BE SERVED BY PEOPLE CONVICTED OF SELECTIVE CRIMES |
| SHOCK PROBATION | RELEASED AFTER A SHORT INCARCERATION THEN RESENTENCED TO PROBATION |
| FELONY DISENFRANCHISMENT | LAW TEMPORARILY OR PERMENANENTLY RESTRICT VOTING RIGHTS |
| PRESENTENCE REPORT | REPORT BY A PROBABTION OFFICER, INVESTIGATES CONVICTS BACKGROUND |
| Invisible punishments | refer to the ongoing legal and social consequences that felons face after serving their sentences |
| FOUNDATIONS | CONSTITUTIONS, STATUES, CASE LAW, AND REGULATIONS |
| CONSTITUTIONS | STATE OR FEDERAL DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT AND LIST BASIC RIGHTS |
| REASONS FOR JUSTIFYING RESTRICTIONS | MAINTENANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL ORDER, SECURITY, AND CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS |
| STATUTES | LAW CREATED BY PEOPLE'S REPRSENTATIVE IN LEGISLATURES |
| CASE LAW | LEGAL RULES PRODUCED BY JUDGES DECISIONS |
| PRECEDENTS | RULES CREATED BY JUDGES THAT GUIDE DECISIONS OF OTHER JUDGES IN SIMILAR CASES |
| REGULATIONS | RULES SET BY AGENCY, DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT DETAIL OF THAT AGENCY |
| HANDS OFF POLICY | NON-INTERFERENCE |
| CIVIL LIABILITY | RESPONSIBILITY OF COMPENSATION AWARDED TO A PLANTIFF |
| HABEAS CORPUS | individuals who are detained to challenge the legality of their imprisonment in court |
| LEAST RESTRICTIVE METHOD | any government action limiting individual rights must do so in the least intrusive way possible |
| COMPELLING STATE INTERESTS | government objective so essential that it justifies overriding individual constitutional rights |
| RATIONAL BASIS TEST | RATIONAL METHOD OF ADVANCING INSTITUTIONAL GOAL |
| WHAT LAW PROTECTED AREA OF PRIVACY FROM GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS | 4TH AMENDMENT |
| TOTALITY OF CONDITIONS | CIRCUMSTANCES MAY VIOLATE THE PROTECTION OF THE 8TH AMENDMENT |
| PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS | government must follow fair procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property. |
| OMBUDSMAN | PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT INVESTIGATES COMPLAINST AGAINST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS |
| MEDIATION | INTERVENTION OF A NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY TO COME TO A SOLUTION |
| TYPES OF CLIENTS | PRIOR RECORD, SOCIAL CLASS, AND INTELLIGENCE |
| CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM | CRITERIA APPLIED TO CLIENTS TO DETERMINE THE BEST CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM |