How did Cooper v. Pate change the reluctance of the federal courts to get involved in prisoner lawsuits?
What will be an ideal response?
• Since the U.S. Supreme Court abandoned the hands-off doctrine in Cooper v. Pate, the federal courts have spent considerable time and resources handling inmate complaints. The number of cases filed has increased tremendously. In a 1994 review of the use of litigation by inmates under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, Hanson and Daley note, "The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts counted only 218 cases in 1966, the first year that state prisoners' rights cases were recorded as a specific category of litigation. The number climbed to 26,824 by 1992 ."
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In the California case of People v. Humphrey, the court ruled that:
a. Evidence of spousal battering may not be entered as a defense. b. Evidence of spousal battering may be entered as a defense. c. Evidence of spousal battering may only be entered as a defense for women. d. Evidence of spousal battering may only be entered as a defense if the batterer is a man.
What are some characteristics of security threat group (STG) found within the nation’s prisons?
What will be an ideal response?
Which term best describes the idea that boys who witness the use of violence by one parent against another may come to believe that violence is an effective instrumental strategy?
a. Ecological approaches b. Third-world feminism c. Sociological approaches d. Social learning theory
Which of the following is NOT a justification for community-based corrections?
a. It satisfies the correctional goal of retribution. b. It assists offenders in reintegration. c. It diverts offenders from prison. d. It presents low cost alternative to incarceration.