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psych & the law CH 16

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what are 2 types of imprisonment?
jail and prison
in comparison to prison, jail is ___ term and usually ___-conviction
short, pre
in comparison to jail, prison is ___-conviction and usually ___-term
post, long
what is the largest population of inmates in federal prisons?
drug offenders
what % of federal prisons is made up of drug offenders?
48
prisons for smaller drug offenses or white collar crimes ; dormitories:
minimum security
prisons in which the inmates are offered "campus style" facilities:
medium security
prisons in which the especially dangerous or transferred inmates for behavioral problems are sent to:
supermax
____ under the supervision of adult correctional systems in the U.S. at year end in 2012
6,937,600
__% of decrease in population under the supervision of adult correctional systems in the U.S due to decline in CA correctional population
56
1 of every __ adult residents on probation/parole in 2012
50
1 of every ___ adults incarcerated in prison or jail
108
there was the slowest rate of decline in individuals under the supervision of adult correctional systems in what year?
2012
in the 1800's, ___ became the new ideal
rehabilitation
there was a shift in thinking about crime in the 1800's where it was now assumed that ___ organization caused crime
societal
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