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.

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Which of the following is not a basic service of parole agencies?

a. Parole release b. Offender investigation c. Parole supervision d. Executive clemency

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What concept dominated thinking about sentencing throughout much of the 20th century?

A. retribution B. rehabilitation C. incapacitation D. deterrence

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Private police are bound by the same legal requirements as public police are

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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