Exam 13: Corrections

Which of the following is true concerning crime rates and the prison population since 1991?

The correctional responsibilities of the federal government are divided between the _____ and the Administrative Office of the U.S.Courts.

Correctional goals and methods are never influenced by social and political values.

The rehabilitation model of corrections involved recommendations regarding behavioral changes from social scientists.

The Declaration of Principles argued that prisons should operate according to a philosophy of inmate punishment.

One explanation for the increase in the incarceration rate in the 1990s was the increase in the number of arrests.

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that police do not need to show reasonable suspicion to search a parolee?

The states in the northeastern United States have shown the largest increase in prison populations.

The Cincinnati Declaration of Principles occurred in ________.

Javier is a citizen of Mexico; however,he has been living illegally in the United States for the last several years with his wife and two young children.He was recently convicted of trafficking heroin across state lines and received a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.Once Javier completes his 10-year sentence,the next step is

Which of the following is true concerning incarceration rates in Europe and the United States?

The War on Drugs has drastically reduced drug use.

You are a lawyer for a prisoners' rights organization writing a brief for the Supreme Court,which is planning to revisit Eighth Amendment protections for prisoners.Discuss the history of the major cases that have come before the Court,the logic behind each of them,and why you think they should be reformed or upheld.

_____ prisons are managed by nongovernmental bodies.

In all states,the administration of prisons is

You are a speechwriter for a presidential candidate who wants to advocate harsher punishment for prisoners by invoking historical precedent and drawing on America's past.Write a speech for the candidate that analyzes the different methods of incarceration that have been practiced in the United States since its inception and how they might be revisited today.

Mempa v.Rhay (1967)concerned the right to counsel of _________.

People on ____ under community supervision now make up 57% of the correctional population,yet budgets and staffing have not risen accordingly.

Due process rights require a prompt,informal,two-part inquiry before an impartial hearing in which the parolee may present relevant information and confront witnesses,according to the Supreme Court decision ______.

Under the _____ system,inmates' labor was sold to private employers.