Corrections-History

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What prison era started in 1790-1825?

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Penitentiary era

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This prison era enforced whipping and hard labor during 1825-1876?

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Mass prison era

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This model of corrections emphasis on restoring convicted offenders back into a constructive place in society

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Rehabilitation model

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The first penitentiary was _____ and it was built in this City and State

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Walnut street jail; Philadelphia, Pennslyvania

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The law of retaliation which is equal to “eye for an eye” is known as what doctrine?

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Lex Talionis

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American prisons began in the late _____ with early confinement facilities stressing reformation over punishment.

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1700's

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Which of the following facilities offer a dormitory-type living environment, fewer guards, and more personal freedoms? Maximum Security, Medium Security, Minimum Security, Supermax

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Minimum Security

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Characterized by belief that prisoners owed a debt to society—could only repay it by a rigorous period of confinement

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Punitive era

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This was a period of mass imprisonment which resulted from concerns with community protection.

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Warehousing era

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The state-use system where inmate labor items were made by inmates and could only be sold by or to state offices was created during this era.

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Industrial era