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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 _________________________.

If one were to say, “Only God has the right to take a life; the state does not.”, would this be an argument for or against the death penalty?

Proponents of the death penalty cite that mistakes have been made, resulting in the innocent being executed.

According to Chapter 1, select all of the following that are goals of the corrections system.