Rights of...
PEOPLE: What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?
The use of cruel and unusual punishment
Is there a legal right to parole?
No; Parole is used a motivator for good behavior
What is recidivism?
An offender continually repeating the same (or similar) offense
What age are you no longer a juvenile (in government's eyes?)
18 years old
What is a definition for probation?
Sentencing someone to a conditional, supervised release, under the eye of a probation officer.
PRISONERS: Name two substantive rights that prisoner's gained prior to the 1960s
(double points if you can name all four!)
Civil rights, right to medical care, right to worship their own religion, and right to receive mail and outside correspondence.
If someone was up for parole, would they have served time in incarceration?
Yes; parole is the early conditional release from prison.
What is the "prison experience"?
The nature of prison and it's effects that cause physiological and economic problems leading to repeating offenders.
What is a status offender?
A non-criminal offender under the age of 18; someone who is more "mischievous" and "unruly".
What is the difference between probation and parole?
Probation deals with the courts, while parole deals with corrections.
JUVENILES: In what case does a person under 18 have to have a parent/guardian to proceed with police work?
(two situations are correct)
In order to waive the juvenile's Miranda Rights (or) in order for a juvenile to be interrogated.
What is the group of people called who determine if a prisoner is ready to be released on terms of behavior, societal characters (and sometimes) completion of treatment?
Parole Board
True or False: Prisoners can be released WITHOUT supervision if they complete their maximum sentence.
True; 200,000 inmates go unsupervised each year (3/4 of them are those inmates who have completed their max. sentence, then not needing supervision)
What is a similarity between the adult and juvenile courts?
Discretion is still used, no matter what age.
Give two out the four alternatives to incarceration:
(double points if you can name all four!)
Fine, forfeiture, restitution, split-sentence
True or False: Juveniles have restricted Fourth Amendment rights due to them not being over the age of 18
False; everyone (even kids) have the same Fourth Amendment right to be safe from a unreasonable search and seizure.
CORRECTIONS: What is the difference between the Pennsylvania System and the Congregate System of how prisons run?
The Pennsylvania System is when the punishment is total isolation from everyone and everything, while the Congregate System is when all people eat, sleep, and work together.
How does being released from prison cause the released to be in a economic deficit?
How are court proceedings different between a juvenile and adult court?
(HINT: think of what each court wants as an outcome)
Juvenile courts are more focused on helping the individual and working towards not committing more offenses. Adult courts are more focused towards giving a punishment for the crime.
Describe the "intake" part of a probation officer's job? What does an intake of a new parolee look like?
Submitting all proper paperwork to Courts (and/or) Conducting intake interviews
SCHOOLS: What Supreme Court Case gave school the right to search through students' bags/purses if they have suspicion of that student breaking a law?
(double points if you give the correct year of the case!)
New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985)
CORRECTIONS: What is the most serious step on the Punishment Ladder?
(HINT: it's illegal in 24 out of the 50 states)
How do bad family relationships/ties affect a released prisoner's chances once placed back into a community?
Without good family ties, a prisoner might become devastated and might not look for certain economic, housing, educational opportunities to help themselves.
True or False: If parked on school premises, you car can be searched through without your consent due to it being on school grounds.
False; in most situations, the car doesn't belong to the student.
What are two reasons intermediate sanctions are used?
(double points if you name all five!)
Cost benefiting, equitable to all, helps control individual, helps lower over-population in prisons, helps classify offenders