Final Test

Question 1

What is a Panopticon Jeremy Bentham

Answer 1

a prison design where one guard can watch all prisoners without them knowing if they’re being watched.

Question 2

What is panopticon concept

Answer 2

Allow an observer to observe all prisoners without them being able to tell they are being watched.

Question 3

What is the ISP program

Answer 3

Intensive Supervision Program
an alternative to traditional incarceration. able to serve remainder of sentence under strict supervision

Question 4

What are the major expectations of ISP:

Answer 4

1.follow law
2.stay drug and alcohol free
3.have curfew and follow strict schedule
4.have employment or education

Question 5

What is JISP

Answer 5

Juvenile Intensive Supervision Program
community-based alternative to juvenile detention, designed for certain youth delinquents

Question 6

6th amendment

Answer 6

Guarantees the rights to a fair and speedy trial

Question 7

8th amendment

Answer 7

Protects against excessive bail and unfair punishment for all crimes

Question 8

Name the differences in the correctional system for classification

Answer 8

Maximum=Wall(heavy physical barriers for high security)
Medium=Staff on duty(more supervision, moderate barriers)
Minimum=Trust(low physical security, inmates are trusted more)

Question 9

Early Case Closure

Answer 9

Eliminate the overcrowded court system

Question 10

Pennsylvania System vs Auburn

Answer 10

Pennsylvania = “Stay alone, think about what you did.”
Auburn = “Work hard in silence, follow strict rules.”
p: prisoners were kept alone in cells, focused on solitary confinement and reflection
a: worked together but stayed silent, focused on work, discipline, and silence

Question 11

State prisons to be eligible for program consideration except:

Answer 11

Inmates convicted of very serious crimes

Question 12

probation vs parole

Answer 12

probation happens instead of jail, if rules are broken you go to jail

parole Happens after serving time in prison the person is released early from prison, under supervision

Question 13

what are work houses and where do they come from

Answer 13

Workhouses were like prisons for the poor, where they were forced to work for basic needs.

They were part of an effort to control poverty but often ended up treating the poor harshly.
England and Vales in the 17th century