Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Rural areas are excited about the economic benefits of prisons.
2. Recent national public opinion research on the criminal justice system has found that the country remains split on whether the focus of the
system should be punitive or rehabilitative in orientation.
3. Over time, England developed three types of facilities: (a) jail, (b) house of corrections, and (c) workhouse. By the founding of colonial
America in the early 17th century, some of these facilities made their way to America.
4. The Fulwood v. Clemmer decision sparked the prisoners’ rights movement, which resulted in thousands of lawsuits being filed by inmates.55. 5. Incarcerated and paroled inmates have decreased chances of separation and divorce.
1.True
2.True
3.True
4.True
5.False
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Even though they may be in a correctional setting, offenders still have basic rights of due process, including rights to safety and life
a. True b. False
Anger suicide occurs as a result of the deterioration of one's self-identity
a. True b. False
The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits punishment for a crime that is:
A) embarrassing to the defendant. B) disproportionate to the crime committed. C) cruel or unusual. D) unique to a particular state.
Because there is a dearth of data on social class of prisoners, some researchers have used ______________ as a measure of the link between social inequality and imprisonment
A. Employment B. Income C. Education D. None of the above