Given what you know about inmate populations, including the high levels of violence found in many facilities, and the restrictions and living conditions associated with Special Housing Units, or SHUs, do you think that SHUs are a good solution to the

realities of life in state prisons today? Why or why not?


Answers will vary but should demonstrate an understanding of the types of prisoners housed in SHUs as well as the nature of the restrictions placed on the activities of such prisoners. Answers should demonstrate an understanding of the effects of these units, on individual inmates confined in them as well as on the prison as a whole, including levels of violence and disruption.

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Victimology surfaced in the 1950s as a field of criminology that studied the role of the victim in the criminal act

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ________ ________emphasizes the need to restore a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through vocation therapy

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Evaluation in the criminal justice system seeks to link what?

a. the intended actions and goals of the policy to evidence that the policies are carried out b. the policies to the people who work within the agency c. the people within the agency to their specific responsibilities d. the written policies and the written goals

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__________ is the process an organization uses to distinguish itself from other employers.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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