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what level of education do you need to be a probation officers?

bachelors

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what are two functions of probation?

supervision and investigation

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what was the dominant form of punishment in the 60’s/70’s?

rehabilitation

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the law that is independent from church law is know as?

secular law

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5

what was angela davis book about?

abolishinst, basically getting rid of prison

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in the brand how did the aryan brotherhood form?

they formed in san quentin california

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compared to state prisons, federal prisons tend to be unique because of what?

immigrants make up majority of the population because the state doesn’t deal with immigration issue the federal government does

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with reference to time philosophy of punishment is based on rehab is what?

future of the offender. stopping habits now to correct it in the future

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what is net-widening and give an example

unanticipated increase in the fraction of people controlled by CJS. ex: putting a mother on house arrest so then she cant work and provide for her family so her children go out and commit crime to help the family survive.

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in discipline in punish he suggest public killings disappear why?

focus on prisoners soul as a replace of body, as a focus of punishment

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what did michael walker suggest maybe a direct for future research on race in penal institution?

observing things and writing notes down

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in michael walker article what does he say the logic behind racially classifying idk the rest of the question

to reduce security risk by separating potential gang members

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who is jermey bentham?what is his theory called.

is the father of maximizing pleasure minimizing pain. hedonistic calculus

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according to labeling theory crime is higher when shaming is

destigmatizing

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what was the story mention that talked about the abuses of unobserved power

the ring of gyges

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compare and contrast 2 of the 6 theoretical goals to sentence and how do these goals differ from each other and their behaviors and provide an example for each.

rehabilitation is helping someone with either drug or mental issues and the goal of this is to help them solve the issues so they can be put back into the world. ex: someone who suffers with being an addict is put into rehab to help them become unaddicted and figure out ways to help them not resort back to to drugs.

incapacitation: take away offenders liberty and removes them from society with the goal of not causing more damage to society. ex: taking a serial killer and putting them in a supermax facility

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john howard

advocated for better prison conditions

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cesare Beccariao

argued for proportionate sentence

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francois voltaire

challenged the use of torture

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general deterrence

happens when observes see offenders committing crime and that’s stops them from committing crimes as well. ex: someone who stole from Walmart has to stand outside of walmart with a sign that states they are a theft

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specific deterrence

someone commits a crime and gets a punishment. in hopes this will stop them from doing future crimes

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restorative justice

interventions that focus on restoring the health of the community

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retribution

offenders committing a crime should be punished in a manner corresponding with the severity of the crime

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indeterminate sentences

rang of years that will potentially be served by the offender

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determinate sentences

fixed period of incarceration with no later flexibility in the term that is served

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labeling theory

individuals become stabilized in crime roles when they are labeled

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intermediate sanctions

punishments that fall between probation and prison

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origin of solitary confinement

eastern state penitentiary

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type of treatment done in the movie the work

psychoanalysis therapy

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correctional population grew throughout the 90’s even though crime rates

incarceration went up, crime declined

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name of the book written by Foucault

discipline and punsih

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the congregate system of prison disciple was first instituted where

auburn prison

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when prisoners are separated but they are able to work together, but cant talk to each other

congregate

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probation is granted under conditions of strict reporting to an officer with a limited caseload

isp- intensive supervision probation

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recidivism

the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

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