Redemption of the offender through the well-ordered routine of the prison was the goal of the _____ system
A) New York penitentiary system.
B) federal penitentiary system.
C) Elmira penitentiary system.
D) London penitentiary system.
E) colonial penitentiary system.
A
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Today, ______ are used to house individuals who are awaiting criminal prosecution and are either NOT eligible for bail or cannot afford it.
a. jails b. prisons c. reformatories d. penitentiaries
The booking process typically involves
A. entering a suspect's charge in the police blotter. B. entering a suspect's fingerprints or photograph in the police blotter. C. entering a suspect's name in the police blotter. D. All of the answers are correct.
The _____ report is typically prepared by probation officers, and presents a convicted offender's background and is used by the judge in selecting an appropriate sentence
A) sentencing B) incarceration C) presentence D) death sentence E) probation
Between 1980 and 2008, the violent crime that the majority of juvenile offenders are arrested for in the United States was:
a. murder b. forcible rape c. robbery d. aggravated assault