Summarize the distinction between jails and prisons, and indicate the importance of jails in the American correctional system.
What will be an ideal response?
?Generally, prisons are designed to house those convicted of felonies, while jails house those who have been convicted of misdemeanors. Jails also house pretrial detainees, juveniles who are awaiting transfer to juvenile facilities, mentally ill individuals pending transfer to mental health facilities, those who have jumped bail, and those who are awaiting transfer to prison.
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Kauffman (1988) remarks that during the ______ Massachusetts prison system relied on brutality and physical coercion.
a. 1950s b. 1960s c. 1970s d. 1980s
What is the name for the sense of obligation and protectiveness that officers who routinely patrol the same area feel for it?
A) community justice B) gratuity C) participatory management D) the territorial imperative
The use of polygraphs for any purposes was prohibited by the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Probation officers most in favor of carrying firearms are those supervising
A. gang members and violent offenders. B. drug users and alcohol abusers. C. sex offenders. D. juvenile and status offenders.