History & Foundations
Early prison system known as the “separate” or “isolate” system.
What is the Pennsylvania System?
This correctional goal is both reactive & proactive.
What is incapacitation?
Conditional release from incarceration under supervision after part of a sentence is served.
What is parole?
Male Imprisonment Rate
What gender’s imprisonment rate is growing faster?
Completion of punishment but return to crime.
What is recidivism?
“an eye for an eye.”
What is lex talionis?
State Prisons
What types of facilities hold individuals convicted of FBI Index Crimes?
Leading type of correctional control.
What is probation?
Prison system frequently interacts with outside organizations & groups to obtain resources & accomplish goal
What is an open system?
Process by which someone stops committing crimes.
What is desistance?
The Walnut Street Jail.
What is largely considered the first prison in the United States?
Bureaucratic/political interests that encourage increased imprisonment spending.
What is the Prison Industrial Complex?
“father of probation.”
Who is John Augustus?
Type of correctional officer uses coercive authority, maintains social distance, & emphasizes toughness.
What is the Custodian?
Supreme Court case that reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
What is Gregg v. Georgia?
The oldest correctional component according to Seiter.
What is jail?
Era that followed the medical model.
What is the Rehabilitative Era?
First date someone may be considered for parole.
What is the Parole Eligibility Date?
Vertical hierarchy of authority within an organization.
What is the chain of command?
Solitary confinement, which increases the risk of premature death after release.
What is another word for "Restricted Housing Unit, The Hole, or Ad Seg"?
The era of incarceration that resulted in many riots.
What is the Period of Transition?
Large percentage of individuals in this correctional component are not convicted & presumed innocent
What is jail?
Pools of money for non-essential purchases that benefit the prison population.
What are Inmate Welfare Funds?
Causes of Racial Disparities in Corrections (Name All)
What are policies/practices, implicit bias, or structural disadvantages?
Name some alternative measure of post-release success besides recidivism.
What is employment, stable housing, or strong family/social ties?