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In 1796 the New York State legislature adopted a new penal code establishing the State's prison system and abolishing which of the following?

• The English Village Safety model

• Tying up robbers to armchairs

• Corporal punishment

• Daylight savings

New York State's first jail/prison, Newgate, was established in 1797 by...

• Benjamin Franklin

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• George Washington

• John Jay

In 1870, the National Prison Association, at its founding meeting, reminded the

authorities that "reformation, not vindictive suffering should be the purpose of penal treatment of prisoners." What was this comment a reaction to?

• The Auburn principle

• NY Governor John T. Hoffman's inaugural speech

• Gilded Age overcrowding

• The Dead Rabbits Riot

In what year did the State of New York institute Probation Services?

• 1773

• 1883

• 1893

• 1953

New York's Division of Parole was established in what year?

• 1893

• 1910

• 1923

• 1930

In 1931, the most "secure, escape-proof" prison ever built opened. What was it called?

• Auburn State Prison

• Attica State Prison

• Rikers Island

• Alcatraz

In a 1965 shift toward reform in New York State, a Special Committee researching the treatment of criminal offenders recommended maximum security "prisons" be re-named which of the following?

• Correctional facilities

• Reformatories

• Rehabilitation institutes

• Penitentiaries

The Rockefeller drug laws implemented which of the following?

• Capital punishment

• Mandatory prison sentencing for possession or sale of certain drugs

• Mandatory visits to Rockefeller Center's ice skating rink ever winter

• Mandatory time in drug rehabilitation centers

The Parole Reform Act of 1977 mandated the formal adoption of Parole Guidelines designed to structure the Parole Board's decisions concerning which of the following?

• The amount of home visits per year a Parole Officer can conduct

• The maximum period of

  imprisonment and the granting or denying of parole release.

• The minimum period of

  imprisonment and the granting or denying of parole release.

• The type of snacks served in the Parole Officers' break room

In 1989, CASAT was established. What did CASAT stand for?

• Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies

• Comprehensive Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• Center for the Absence of Serotonin and Tryptophan

• Center for Allergies, Sickness, Acne, and Tendonitis