According to Joan Petersilia’s “what works” research, describe some of the attributes in successful reentry programs.
What will be an ideal response?
They took place mostly in the community (as opposed to institutional settings, were intensive (at least 6 months long), focused on high-risk individuals (with risk level determined by classification instruments rather than clinical judgments), used cognitive-behavioral treatment techniques, and matched therapist and program to the specific learning styles and characteristics of individual offenders. As the individual changed his or her thinking patterns, he or she would be provided with vocational training and other job-enhancing opportunities. Positive reinforcers would outweigh negative reinforcers in all program components. Every program begun in jail or prison would have an intensive and mandatory aftercare component.
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The central components of deterrence as defined by the Classical School of thought includes certainty, celerity and:
a. Severity b. Reducing the number of motivated offenders c. Ensuring a fair and impartial hearing d. Looking at the biological factors as to why individuals offend.
Critical evidence in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping that led to the crime being solved was ______.
a. the statement of Violet Sharpe, the Lindbergh's maid b. evidence found on the baby's pajamas c. the serial number on a $10 bill, identified as a ransom bill d. fingerprints located on a windowsill of the Lindbergh's house
The Juvenile Justice Standards Project calls for indeterminate sentences
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Islam, Mohammed was born in which city?
a. Mecca b. Medina c. Badr d. Jerusalem