What is meant by "prisoners' rights"? Provide some key privileges that have been granted to inmates
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• The hands-off doctrine, in which courts did not interfere in prison operations, was lifted in the 1960s when general concern with civil and human rights, increasing militancy in the prison population, and the reformist nature of the Warren Court created a climate conducive to change.
• Freedom of speech and press: The courts have ruled that inmates retain freedom of speech and press unless correctional authorities can show that it interferes with or threatens institutional freedom.
• Medical rights: After many years of indifference, inmates have been given the right to secure proper medical attention.
• Right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment; correctional officials who knowingly violate the right of inmates to be free from cruel and unusual punishments can be held liable for damages.
• Racial segregation: segregation of prison inmates based on race, in their cells or anywhere on prison grounds, is an inappropriate form of racial classification, unless it serves a compelling interest to promote prison safety.
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Why do some investigators describe STGs as domestic terrorist groups? Do you think this is an appropriate description?
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By definition, domestic violence is
a. a civil violation outside a peace officer's jurisdiction. b. an oral disagreement not involving threats between family members. c. abuse committed against a family member that results in threats or bodily injury. d. a non-arrest situation requiring family counseling.
When dealing with the conceptual problems that emerge from complex relationships between different units of count, Maxfield and Babbie suggest:
a. defining individual people as units of analysis b. following the paper trail c. using systematic sampling d. expecting the expected
One of the weakest types of design because it cannot draw conclusions about the effectiveness of treatment from results is:
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