Discuss some of the special considerations when housing and treating aging inmates
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The answer should include a discussion of the significant healthcare needs of the aged; the impact their physical condition has on treatment; the problem of long term substance abuse; and the lack of support outside the prison the aged inmate typically has.
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During the early 2000s, the jail inmate population:
A) was composed of 50 percent females. B) decreased. C) increased. D) remained about the same.
Which of the following is not a basic service of parole agencies?
a. Parole release b. Offender investigation c. Parole supervision d. Executive clemency
What concept dominated thinking about sentencing throughout much of the 20th century?
A. retribution B. rehabilitation C. incapacitation D. deterrence
Private police are bound by the same legal requirements as public police are
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.