Identify the post–World War II forces that instigated prison reforms.

What will be an ideal response?


A growing willingness on the part of the state to commit fiscal resources, the rising importance of humanitarian rhetoric and human-rights language following the Holocaust, a relatively low crime rate during the 1950s, and the prestige of the social sciences all led to expanded efforts to achieve rehabilitation within prisons.

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Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay identified how detachment for conventional groups encouraged delinquency among Chicago youth and documented how juvenile delinquency tended to be found in higher levels in the

A. center of the city. B. exterior of the city. C. middle of the city. D. None of the above.

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Provocation is said to be adequate if it would cause a(n) ________ person to lose self-control

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What did the President's Crime Commission legislate to offer funding to improve the criminal justice system?

What will be an ideal response?

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All of the following could be examples of prejudicial evidence except:

A. the defendant's prior convictions. B. the medical examiner's report. C. photographs of the decomposed body. D. religious beliefs of the defendant.

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