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| punish the offender to right the wrongs caused by the crime |
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| discourage criminal behavior through threat or use of punishment |
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| prevent crime by removing the offender from society |
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| "cure" the criminal of their problems & return them to society |
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| make the victim "whole again" & address the damage done to the victim & community |
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| Have crime rates declined or risen? |
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| declined (but incarceration rates have risen) |
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| More than half of the new prison sentences from 1985 to the present are for ____ |
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| non-violent drug offenses |
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| The most common sanction for corporate malfeasance is ______ |
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| What is the result of the disparity of sentencing laws & racial disparity in the criminal justice system in terms of the War on Drugs? |
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| black men & women are serving longer sentences for much smaller amounts of essentially the same drug |
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| 2010 act passed by Congress that reduced the sentencing disparity between offenses for crack & powder cocaine from 100:1 to 18:1 |
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| The Supreme Court's decision on McCleskey vs Kemp protected criminal laws & justice policies from being questioned on the basis of racially disparate ______ |
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| Even if it can be shown with credible statistical evidence that racial inequalities exist, they cannot be challenged under the equal protection clause unless a clear, discriminatory _______ is proven |
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| Prosecutors are barred from blatantly biased jury selection based on the ______ ruling |
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| Attorneys may "challenge for cause" if they have a ______ & ______ reason to believe that a person cannot be fair, unbiased, or capable of serving as a juror |
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| each side in a court case may exclude a designated number of prospective jurors without a reason stated |
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| Many states have created programming directed towards responding to the special needs of the female offender based upon the _______ |
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| 3 psychological programs in women prisons |
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1. substance abuse
2. mental health counseling
3. domestic violence counseling |
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| 2 work programs in women prisons |
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1. work training
2. prison industry programs |
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| 2 parenting programs in women prisons |
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1. child visitation
2. parent education |
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| 4 "other" programs in women prisons |
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1. transition & aftercare
2. education programs
3. health programs (including HIV/AIDS education)
4. life skills programs |
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| institutional sexual assault |
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| Pennsylvania law where even "consensual" sexual activity with staff & an inmate in a correctional facility is illegal due to power differential |
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| ______ inmates are usually housed in protective custody or in separate units from the general population |
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