Discuss the desert/incapacitation philosophy of today
What will be an ideal response?
If prison is a punishing experience, criminals will be deterred from crime, and current prisoners will be encouraged not to commit any other crimes. The crime rate has lowered and the number of prisoners has risen due to this philosophy. This philosophy promotes penal harm, which is a current movement that believes the purpose of corrections is to punish offenders severely as possible.
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One of the major problems of standard probation is:
A) the lack of opportunities to work at productive jobs in the community. B) that POs require search warrants to conduct searches of probationers' premises. C) the lack of opportunities to learn useful skills through college educational programming. D) the high rate of offender recidivism.
Which amendment provides immunity for state governments and agencies from ยง 1983 suits?
A) First Amendment B) Seventh Amendment C) Ninth Amendment D) Eleventh Amendment
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report "Juvenile Victims of Property Crime," stated that ________ juveniles had been the victim of a property crime
a. one of every eight c. one of every six b. two of every eight d. two of every seven
An adverse impact or a different rate of selection occurs when the selection rate for any gender, race, or ethnic group is less than _____ of the selection rate for the group with the highest selection rate
a. 50% c. 80% b. 60% d. 90%