Exam #4 Flashcards

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4 Purposes of Prison

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Retribution, Rehabilitation, Deterrence, Incapacitation

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Retribution

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Focuses on past offenses rather than the offender. The idea that people committing the same crime should receive equal punishments and sentences that balance out for the crime committed

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Rehabilitation

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The idea that the purpose of punishment is to apply treatment and resources to the offender to avoid rearrest.

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Deterrence

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The theory that criminal penalties do not just punish violators, but discourage others from committing similar if not the same offenses. The death penalty was used a deterent, kind of like a scare tactic.

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Incapacitation

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The act of making an individual “incapable” of committing crime

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6
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What are the dates of WWII

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July 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918

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When did the Great Migration begin

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1916

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8
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When did women get rights

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1919

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