________ corpus petitions are efforts on the part of prisoners to challenge the constitutionality of their confinement
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Habeas
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One suggested cause for prison riots is they provide the opportunity to "cleanse" the prison of informers and rats and to resolve power struggles among ethnic groups within the institution
a. True b. False
Framers of the U.S. Constitution adopted much of the legal rationale for privileged communications from:
a. Canon Law b. English common law c. Code of Hammurabi d. None of the above
The Quakers pressured the state legislature to improve conditions in the prisons in Pennsylvania.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What is shock probation?
a. a sentence aimed at scaring offenders into a life of conformity by showing them the realities of prison b. a delay in a sentence in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation c. a requirement that convicted people must serve a brief stay in jail prior to probation placement d. a prison sentence imposed for crimes for which probation is normally not an option