Intro to Corrections Chap 8

Death Row

People convicted and sentenced to execution, waiting for it to be carried out

Death Row Syndrome

Mental illnesses that develop over time while awaiting execution on death row

Evaluative Transparency

Allowing outsiders full access to an agency’s operations, budgets, policies, procedures, and outcomes

Process Evaluation

Assessing a program’s effects on clients during participation to measure intermediate goals

Outcome Evaluation

Quantitative research assessing a program’s impact on long-term outcomes

Implementation Evaluation

Identifying early program problems and successes to provide feedback to staff

What are stakeholders per chapter 18.

Agency personnel, the community, and the supervised offender population

Age a juvenile must be to be eligible for execution

18 at the time of the crime

firing squad

person is shot by multiple marksmen

guillotine

beheads a person with a heavy, falling blade

hanging

only authorized in 3 states (Delaware, New Hampshire, and Washington)

gas chamber

person is killed by inhaling lethal gas in an enclosed chamber

lethal injection

series of drugs to cause death painlessly

electrocution

person is killed by electric current

% of inmates on death row that are male verses female

male offenders (98.1%)

What are the 2 top priorities of all correctional institutions?

Public/institutional safety and security constitute

Furman vs Georgia case

death penalty had been administered in an arbitrary and capricious manner

Roper vs Simmons case

death penalty is unconstitutional for offenders under 16 years old at the time of their crime

Gregg vs Georgia Case

upheld the death penalty, ruling it constitutional under guided sentencing procedures

Hall vs Florida Case

Inmates cannot be sentenced to death based solely on IQ scores; broader assessment of mental disability is required

Which 3 states have the largest death row populations

California, Florida, and Texas

Who is largely responsible for seeking the death penalty in a court case?

prosecutor/district attorney

Which method of execution is used by the majority of states (20) in this country as the sole method?

lethal injection

Cruel and Unusual punishment is covered under which amendment?

8th amendment

% of offenders on death row that committed offense prior to age 30

about half

Freedom of Religion is covered under which amendment?

1st amendment

Freedom of Speech is covered under which amendment?

1st amendment