Identify aspects of an effective monitoring and oversight program that are often missing in private prisons.

What will be an ideal response?


Some private prisons fail to allow for basic requirements such as unannounced site visits. More often there are intangible, unrecorded factors, such as a prison's cultural climate, guard-to-inmate communications, and staff decision-making that are left unexamined.

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In a(n) ________ hearing, a judge decides whether the juvenile is to be considered delinquent.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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______ may be defined as the state-authorized imposition of some form of deprivation upon a person justly convicted of a violation of the criminal law.

a. A sentence b. Punishment c. Retaliation d. Revenge

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Which city has the most advanced homeland security units?

A. Chicago B. Los Angeles C. New York D. San Francisco

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Conflict theorists are more Classical than Positivist

a. True b. False

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