CCJS Exam 3 questions and answers
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Cooper v. Pate (1964)
Ended hands off policy, gave prisoners’ rights, prisoners could now sue due to treatment
Hudson v. Palmer (1984)
inmates have limited fourth amendment rights, cells could be searched anytime and items could
be taken
Wolff v. McDonnell (1974)
Inmates have right to due process when going to be punished
Lee v. Washington (1968)
racial discrimination cannot be official policy within prison walls
Johnson v. California (2005)
Segregation of inmates can be used to resolve violence (separating gangs)
,Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973)
revocation of probation without a hearing constitutes a denial of fourteenth amendment due
process of law
Morrissey v. Brewer (1972)
established the right of parolees to a hearing before their parole is revoked
Kent v. United States (1966)
if juvenile is tried as adult they have right to council
In re Gault (1967)
applied due process rights to juveniles
In re Winship (1970)
the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt applies to juvenile delinquency proceedings
just like adult court
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
juveniles do not have a constitutional right to a trial by jury
, Breed v. Jones (1975)
found not guilty in adult court, cannot be tried for same crime in juvenile court
Schall v. Martin (1984)
juveniles can be held in preventive detention if there is concern that they may commit
additional crimes while awaiting court action
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
Execution of offenders for crimes committed while under the age of 18 is unconstitutional
Graham v. Florida (2010)
juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for non-homicide
offenses
Miller v. Alabama (2012)
mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole are unconstitutional for juvenile
offenders
Pennsylvania system
created a model for how punishment fit crime
utilized separate conferment at all times
graded A+ updated
Cooper v. Pate (1964)
Ended hands off policy, gave prisoners’ rights, prisoners could now sue due to treatment
Hudson v. Palmer (1984)
inmates have limited fourth amendment rights, cells could be searched anytime and items could
be taken
Wolff v. McDonnell (1974)
Inmates have right to due process when going to be punished
Lee v. Washington (1968)
racial discrimination cannot be official policy within prison walls
Johnson v. California (2005)
Segregation of inmates can be used to resolve violence (separating gangs)
,Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973)
revocation of probation without a hearing constitutes a denial of fourteenth amendment due
process of law
Morrissey v. Brewer (1972)
established the right of parolees to a hearing before their parole is revoked
Kent v. United States (1966)
if juvenile is tried as adult they have right to council
In re Gault (1967)
applied due process rights to juveniles
In re Winship (1970)
the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt applies to juvenile delinquency proceedings
just like adult court
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
juveniles do not have a constitutional right to a trial by jury
, Breed v. Jones (1975)
found not guilty in adult court, cannot be tried for same crime in juvenile court
Schall v. Martin (1984)
juveniles can be held in preventive detention if there is concern that they may commit
additional crimes while awaiting court action
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
Execution of offenders for crimes committed while under the age of 18 is unconstitutional
Graham v. Florida (2010)
juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for non-homicide
offenses
Miller v. Alabama (2012)
mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole are unconstitutional for juvenile
offenders
Pennsylvania system
created a model for how punishment fit crime
utilized separate conferment at all times
