This kind of institution was first created at Elmira, New York, under the direction of Superintendent Zebulon Brockway, was designed for young, first-time felons, and used diagnosis and treatment to reform and rehabilitate those felons. This kind of institution also incorporated a mark system of classification, indeterminate sentences and parole. It is called what?

What will be an ideal response?


a reformatory

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1. Theft cannot be taken by force, violence, or fraud. 2. Theft is also known as larceny-theft. 3. Arson is the most common type of crime. 4. Young people are at greater risk of theft than older adults. 5. Most thefts occur to individuals who report a household yearly income of less than $7,500.

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An ________________ is the rationale for an appellate court's decision subscribed to by the majority of judges or justices, usually authored by one judge or justice

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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According to John Irwin's classification of prisoners, ________ are drug-involved inmates.

A. thieves B. square johns C. dope fiends D. convicts

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The term originated in the _______ when a tithing meant a group ten adult males.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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