Prisonization is best described as:

A. the means whereby prisoners adopt the subculture of the institution.
B. the general trend of increasing incarceration rates in a given population.
C. the bleeding of prison culture into popular culture.
D. the manner in which prisoners’ self-perceptions change due to prison violence.


A. the means whereby prisoners adopt the subculture of the institution.

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The first state to abolish parole in the United States was:

A) Maine. B) New Jersey. C) Pennsylvania. D) California.

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Lorena has been convicted of embezzlement. At her criminal hearing, she is sentenced to home confinement. She has to wear an ankle device that limits her movement to a two-mile radius around her home. If she leaves this radius, the ankle device will send a signal to the nearest police station and Lorena will be arrested and incarcerated. This scenario best exemplifies the use of _____ in home confinement.

A. wiretapping B. multichanneling C. electronic monitoring D. thermal imaging

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The idea that the justices should be less active in reviewing cases from the legislatures and Congress is referred to as judicial ______.

a. restraint b. activism c. review d. antagonism

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Latent fingerprints on a document can be protected by wearing _____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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