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What is the strategy of doing nothing to relieve crowding in prisons, under the assumption that the problems temporary and will disappear in time?

According to your text and lecture, how many state prison systems operate above capacity?

Which of the following purposes of corrections includes actions and practices of individuals and institutions, designed to induce conformity with the rules and norms of society?

What were laws designated to control newly freed African Americans (curfews, offensive language)?

A ___________________ stipulates that some minimum period of incarceration must be served by people convicted of selected crimes, regardless of the background or circumstances.

What was a system under which the labor of convicted individuals was sold on a contractual basis to private employers?

What are a variety of punishments that are more restrictive than traditional probation but less severe and costly than incarceration?

Which of the following best describes how many people in the US under correctional control?

Many things are taken into consideration when making correctional policies. According to Chapter 1, which of the following are taken into consideration?

Punishment is used for social _________________________.