"Habeas corpus" is a legal document challenging custody and designed to force authorities holding a prisoner to produce him and justify the custody (often used as an alternate method of appealing a conviction)
a. True
b. False
a
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________ programs function to direct juveniles out of the juvenile justice system and into other approved programs, as a way of avoiding formal contact with the juvenile court
A) Diversion B) Deinstitutionalization C) Decarceration D) Decriminalization
Among all the correctional programs, boot camps are primarily promoted as a means of:
A. increasing recidivism rates. B. raising corrections costs. C. aggravating revocation rates. D. alleviating prison crowding.
At the end of 2012, which type of facilities held the largest percentage of state prison inmates?
A. maximum-security facilities B. high/close-security facilities C. minimum-security facilities D. medium-security facilities
The socialization process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison culture is called
a. prisonization b. socialization c. total institution d. jailing