How has the victims' rights movement affected correctional policies and operations?
What will be an ideal response?
• Victim assistance programs were created to support victims during the adjudication process and even arranged transportation to the trial if necessary. Sentencing decisions now record and consider victims' statements of their losses. Notifications to victims regarding any change in status in the sentence of a criminal (such as a move from one prison to another) are commonplace. Victims are informed of parole hearings and told how they can provide input if desired. And plans for inmates after release are provided to ensure that the victim feels no conflicts or threats from the proposed release.
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Intangible organizational rewards include such things as pay and equipment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Under the ____________________ system, inmates' labor was sold to private employers
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If the competency of the defendant is in question:
A. The proceeding is stopped until the issue of competency is determined. B. A plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is entered. C. The defendant must be placed in a mental hospital. D. The trial proceeds with the defense having the assistance of a psychiatrist.