Identify the four goals of classification systems.

What will be an ideal response?


1. Protect the public from future victimization by offenders who are already in the correctional system; 2. Protect inmates from one another by separating likely predators from less serious inmates; 3. Control inmate behavior, which includes their ability to trade in contraband, engage in prison gang activities, or harm themselves (as with suicidal inmates); 4. Provide planning so that agencies can better allocate resources and determine programming accountability.

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Special interest groups such as MADD were instrumental in influencing changes in legal statutes and penalties for victim's groups

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ________ style of supervising community offenders emphasizes monitoring and enforcing compliance with the rules of supervision and detecting violations leading to revocation and return to custody

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What is the positivist school of criminology, and what is the historical importance of positivism?

What will be an ideal response?

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During the arraignment process, defendants are exposed to the informal, "assembly-line" atmosphere of the lower criminal courts

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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