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Corrections: An Introduction– 6th
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Richard Seiter
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and

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, Contents

To the Instructor iv
Syllabi v
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Chapter 1: The History of Crime and Corrections 1
Chapter 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process 10
Chapter 3: Jails 18
Chapter 4: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions 25
Chapter 5: Prison Systems 34
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Chapter 6: Parole and Prisoner Reentry 41
Chapter 7: The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies 50
Chapter 8: The Juvenile Correctional System 57
Chapter 9: Special Offenders 65
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Chapter 10: The Management of Prisons 73
Chapter 11: Prison Life for Inmates 81
Chapter 12: The World of Prison Staff 90
Chapter 13: Custody within a Prison 97
Chapter 14: Treatment and Programs within a Prison 104
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Chapter 15: Legal Issues and the Death Penalty 111
Chapter 16: Current and Future Issues in Corrections 121

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, Chapter 1
History of Crime and Corrections

CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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This chapter includes several topics as we begin our study of corrections. Students
receive an overview of what corrections is, how it links to the rest of the criminal justice
system, and why it is important to study corrections. Each correctional goal is described
in the chapter, and students can realize how correctional practices and various sentences
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emphasized certain goals over others during various eras of prison and community
correctional operations. The purpose of this chapter is to create a foundation of history
and theory so that, as current policies and practices are described, students can link these
to theories and goals in order to critically consider the overall effectiveness and public
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value of correctional policy.

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

1. Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the
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concept of the correctional funnel.
2. Outline the growth of corrections over the past three decades and describe why
the scope of correctional budgets, staffing, and clients makes it important for
students to study corrections.
3. Contrast the Classical School with the Positive School of criminology.
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4. Summarize early responses to crime prior to the development of prisons.
5. Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the Walnut
Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System.
6. Describe prison development from the Reformatory Era to the Modern Era.
7. Summarize sentencing goals and primary punishment philosophies and the
involvement of politics in recent correctional policy.
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LECTURE OUTLINE

 Defining Corrections
o What is Corrections?
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 Corrections: range of community and institutional sanctions,
treatment programs, and services for managing criminal offenders
o The Mission of Corrections
 Protect society through surveillance and control of offenders, of
treatment and rehabilitative services, and of incapacitation during
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prison sentence
o Corrections as a Part of the Criminal Justice System
 Three major components of the criminal justice system: police,
courts, and corrections.
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o The Correctional Funnel and Correctional Policy


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,  The correctional system in reality handles an extremely small
percentage of criminals, and an even smaller number is sentenced
to prison. The correctional funnel is a term used to describe this
phenomenon; there is a large numerical difference between the
number of crimes reported and the number of offenders convicted
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and facing a term in prison.
 The development of correctional policy is the process that includes
considering the mission and role, relevant information, and the best
interests of the public (in terms of issues such as safety and cost),
and then deciding what broad approaches to take to best meet the
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goal of protecting society.
 Why Study Corrections?
o Corrections is a booming business and the availability of jobs for those
seeking a profession in the criminal justice system has increased
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significantly.
o Opportunities for employment include:
 Accountant, budget and financial specialist, caseworker, chaplain,
computer specialist, correctional officer, facility maintenance
worker, food service worker, health care professional, industrial
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specialist, personnel/human resource manager, probation/parole
officer, psychologist, recreation specialist, safety manager, teacher,
training instructor
o Teaching Note: Invite a person employed in the field of corrections as a
guest lecturer.
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 Theories of Crime and Punishment
o Classical School of Criminology
 Links crime causation to punishment, based on offenders’ free will
and punishment
 Cesare Beccaria
 Purpose of punishment is utility and prevention of crime
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 Jeremy Bentham
 Hedonistic calculus
o Positive School of Criminology
 Criminal behavior is predetermined
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 Cesare Lombroso
 Atavism
 Evolutionary throwbacks
 Genetic dispositions
o Neoclassical School of Criminology
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 Holding offenders accountable while considering mitigating and
aggravating circumstances
 Rational choice theory
 Routine activities theory
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 Early Responses to Crime
o Corporal punishment


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