List and discuss the essential elements of the corrections system. Which form of punishment is most common in the United States and why?
What will be an ideal response?
• Once the courts system convicts and sentences an offender, he or she is delegated to the corrections system. Depending on the seriousness of the offense, the offender will be place on probation, incarcerated, or transferred to a community-based corrections facility.
• The most common form of punishment in the United States is probation.
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What is a "planned intervention that is intended to change offenders for the better"?
a. Rehabilitation b. Retaliation c. Restoration d. Regulation
Alan Bond was convicted and sentenced to prison for cheating retirees and workers by "cherry-picking." This term involves:
A. keeping profitable investments and investing others money in unprofitable ones. B. favoring some clients' accounts over others when making investments. C. directing investment funds to brokerage houses with the highest fees and getting kickbacks. D. deliberately mixing unprofitable investments in with profitable ones to increase fees.
Police officers can never arrest someone without an arrest warrant
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
__________ are conditions, usually situational, which increase the likelihood of a violent outburst but are not necessary to produce that response
a. Predisposers b. Precipitants c. Facilitators d. Situationalists