Why are there more mentally ill people in prisons or jails?
What will be an ideal response?
The mentally ill are more likely to fall through the cracks with behaviors that are mischaracterized as criminal. They lack employment and thus the health insurance to get the correct treatment for their conditions. The mentally ill more often don't have housing and are more susceptible to being arrested when on the streets.
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a. Anonymity b. Intimidation c. Hypervigilance d. Selective disinhibition
Problems associated with prosecution of computer crimes include all but one of the following:
a. Lack of reporting b. Jurisprudential consistency c. Judicial ignorance d. Intangibility and volatility
Defendants who accept offers to plead guilty often face consequences besides a reduced charge or sentence
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Inmates did not suffer in the first prison systems. 2. The term correctional institutions was originally applied only to prisons. 3. The Walnut Street Jail was a part of the Pennsylvania prison system. 4. Auburn was a part of the Pennsylvania prison system. 5. The stated purpose of solitary confinement was to achieve reform or rehabilitation.