Discuss the differences and similarities between colonial jails/prisons and those in Europe.
What will be an ideal response?
See the text for specific details. Similarities were that both held undesirables and
that the poor (or slaves) received the harshest treatment. Differences were that colonial
facilities introduced various innovations (see the text).
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
________ is the requirement that any information obtained in research is to be treated as private and not revealed in any manner that would identify or harm subjects
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Miller (1958) argues that participation in ______________ often provides a training ground for future organized crime participants
a. group work b. prison c. gang rapes d. youth gangs
Which act exemplifies criminal statutes extending the authority of the federal government to prosecute new crimes that were difficult for local law enforcement agencies to handle?
a. the Sentencing Reform Act b. the Volstead Act c. the Three Penitentiary Act d. the Hawes–Cooper Act