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Crim test 4
ch.13-15
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Undergraduate 1
11/28/2007

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Bagnes
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Private French seaport prisons of the 1700s housing former galley slaves
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branding
Definition
burning a mark or letter on an offender's body
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bridewell
Definition
a workhouse in London in the 1500s in which basic neccessities and skills to be productive were taught to the incarcerated poor and mentally ill
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chain gang 
Definition
in the southern penal system, convictes chained together during outside labor
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congregate work system
Definition
the practice of moving inmates from sleeping cells to other areas of the prison for work and meals
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contraband
Definition
smuggled goods, such as drugs, cigarettes, money or porn
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convict lease system
Definition
in southern penal systems, leasing prisoners to work for private contractors
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correctional officers
Definition
uniformed jail or prison employees whose primary job is the security and movement of inmates
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deinstititutionalization
Definition
moving mentally ill people from long term hospitalization to community based care
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ducking stool
Definition
in colonial america, forced immersion in water as punishment, through pain and public humiliation
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inside cell block
Definition
prison construction in which individual cells are stacked back to back in tiers in the center of a secure building
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jails
Definition
short term multipurpose holding facilities that serve as the gateway for the criminal justice system
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penitentiary
Definition
colonial institutions based on the concept that inmates could change their criminality through reflection and penitence
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pillory (stocks)
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in colonial america, a tortuous restraining device in which offenders were forced to endure pain and public ridicule
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prison farm system
Definition
in southern penal systems, using inmate labor to maintain large profit-making prison farms or plantations
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prisoner classification
Definition
the reception and diagnosis of an inmate to decide the appropriate security level in which to place to prison and services of placement
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prisonization
Definition
socialization into a distinct prison subculture with its own values, morals, norms and sanctions
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privatization
Definition
trend toward the use of for-profit jails and prisons run by private companies
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security risk groups
Definition
groups that raise special threats, such as prison gangs
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silent system
Definition
correctional practice of prohibiting inmates from talking to other inmates
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total institutions
Definition
institutions that meet all of the inmate's basic needs, discourage individuality, punish dissent, and segregate those who do not follow rules
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warden
Definition
the chief administrator of a prison
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commutation of sentence
Definition
reduces severity or length of sentence by state gov. or president
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consolidated model
Definition
organization of decision making about parole as a function of a state department of corrections
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executive pardon
Definition
forgives prisoner and rescinds sentence
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good time credit
Definition

a strategy of crediting inmates with extra days served toward early release

 

encourage prisonor to obey rules and participate in programs 

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independent model
Definition
organization of decision making about parole as a function of a state department of corrections
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indeterminate sentancing
Definition
the defendent is sentanced to a prison term with a minimum and a maximum number of years to serve
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irish system
Definition
early form of parole invented by sir walter crofton on the basis of the mark system, in which prisoners were released conditionally on good behavior and were supervised in the community
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mark system
Definition
early form of parole invented by alexander maconochie in which prisoners demonstrated their rehabilitiation by earning points for good behavior
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parole d-honneur
Definition
origin of parole based on the concept of releasing prisoners on their honor after serving a portion of thier sentence
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parole hearings
Definition
meetings with inmates, attorneys and others in which the parole board decides whether to grant, deny, or revoke parole
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probation and parole officers
Definition
state and federal professional employees who report to the courts and supervise defendents released on probation and offenders released from prison on parole
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standard conditions of release
Definition
federal and state guidelines with rules with which parolees must comply to meet their conditions of release
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suspended sentence
Definition
another term for probation, based on the fact that convicted offenders must serve their full sentence if they violate the terms of release
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ticket of leave
Definition
in the mark system, unconditional release from prison, purchased with marks earned for good behavior
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techincal violation
Definition
grounds for imprisonment of a probationer or parolee based on their violation of a condition of release
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community based corrections
Definition
prevention and treatment programs to promote the successful transition of the offender from prison to the community
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correctional case managers
Definition
social work caseworkers who specialize in helping offenders adjust to life in prison, release from prison, and successful reentry into the community
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drug court
Definition
an approach for dealing with drug offenders that is aimed at breaking the cycle of drug use
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faith based programs
Definition
programs provided by religious based and church affiliated groups. their role in rehabilitation is controversial because they receive federal money and may combine religious instruction with rehabilitation
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intermediate sanctions
Definition
a term for punishment that restrics offenders' freedom without prison, community based prevention and treatment programs
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RSAT
Definition

residential substance abuse treatment

 

federal assistance program to help states provide for treatment instead of prison for substance abusers 

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shock incarceration
Definition
boot camps
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shock probation
Definition

sentence for a first time non violent offender who was not expecting a sentence

 

intended to impres son the offender the possible consequences 

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split sentencing
Definition
after a brief period of imprisonment, the judge brings the offender back to court and offers probation
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TASC
Definition
treatment accountability for safer communities, a federal assistance program to help states break the addiction-crime cycle
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weed and seed
Definition
nationwide federally supported crime prevention program that helps states reduce crime by weeding out offenders and restoring their neighborhoods
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origins of probation
Definition

john augustus

 

initiated what came to be known as probation in 1841 in boston

 

 monitored courts and rescued more than 2,000 people from being imprisoned

 

massachussettes passed 1st probation statue

 

by 1920 all states had juv. probation 

 

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