Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction
(Chapter 11)
nothing-works doctrine - correct answer ✔✔The belief, popularized by Robert Martinson in the 1970's,
that correctional treatment programs have had little success in rehabilitating offenders
justice model - correct answer ✔✔A contemporary model of imprisonment based on the principle of just
deserts.
prison capacity - correct answer ✔✔The size of the correctional population an institution can effectively
hold. Three types: rated, operational, and design.
rated capacity - correct answer ✔✔The number of inmates a prison can effectively accommodate based
on management considerations
design capacity - correct answer ✔✔The number of inmates a prison was intended to hold when it was
built or modified
selective incapacitation - correct answer ✔✔A policy that seeks to protect society by incarcerating
individuals deemed to be the most dangerous
classification system - correct answer ✔✔A system used by prison administrators to assign inmates to
custody levels based on offense history, assessed dangerousness, perceived risk of escape, and other
factors.
direct supervision jail - correct answer ✔✔A temporary confinment facility that eliminates many of the
traditional barriers between inmates and co's.
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