Before 1960, independent women's prisons were relatively:
a. common.
b. rare.
c. expensive.
d. none of these choices.
b
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The pattern of discipline and offender treatment practiced at the Walnut Street Jail and elsewhere in subsequent years was known as the:
A) detainer system. B) congregate system. C) Pennsylvania System. D) ticket-of-leave system.
Which statement is consistent with the research on language impairment and antisocial behavior?
A) Poor language development during the second year of life is a significant predictor of adult criminal behavior. B) Poor language development increases the risk of antisocial behavior in girls only. C) can lead to peer rejection and poor academic performance. D) Poor language development typically begins in adolescence and results in lifelong patterns of antisocial behavior.
An intermediate sanction designed to confine pretrial detainees or convicted offenders to their homes during the hours when they are not at work, attending a treatment program, or visiting a supervising officer is a. intensive supervision. b. house arrest
c. community justice. d. forfeiture.
An ethical system that judges the consequences of an act is referred to as:
a. a deontological ethical system. b. a teleological ethical system. c. a formal ethical system. d. a Kantian ethical system.