The death penalty is an example of

A juvenile has been arrested for vandalizing a Burger King. He and his friends tore up some landscaping, threw rocks at the marquee (breaking glass panels), and spray-painted graffiti. As part of the diversion process, he has accepted the opportunity to meet with the restaurant’s owner for a mediation session. The probation officer leading the meeting suggests a penalty that involves an apology and a schedule of work to be performed at the restaurant. In addition, the offender agrees to attend counseling to assist him with personal issues. All agree to the plan. Addressing the personal needs of the offender in this scenario is justified via which ethical system?

Which of the following about probation is FALSE?

In some states, consensual sex between a correctional officer and an inmate is a felony because inmates are presumed not able to give full consent.

You are a judge considering the sentences of several convicted offenders. The first offender has been found guilty of burglary and larceny for the third time. The report tells you that the offender’s previous sentences were probation for the first offense and 14 days in jail for the second. You determine that the offender has not learned his lesson after the first two convictions, and you intend to send the offender a message with this sentence. Accordingly, you sentence the offender to the maximum allowed under the guidelines. Because you imposed this long sentence to try to teach this individual a lesson, so that the offender will not choose to offend again in the future, your sentence is an attempt at:

The ethical concern regarding expert witnesses is about whether they are really

Reciprocity is Sykes’s term for when officers become indebted to inmates and return favors.

Medical personnel sometimes adopt what philosophy of corrections and deprive inmates of services because of a belief that they do not deserve treatment?

According to the text, only approximately 1 percent of investigations into attorney misconduct result in disbarment.

The Attorney General has hired you to review inmate complaints emanating from a state prison. Your investigation reveals that a group of six correctional officers is responsible for most of the issues. All six were part of the same training class and began work at the prison together. You are summarizing your findings for the Attorney General. While investigating the complaints, you noticed that several housing units were empty, while the others were clearly overcrowded. Cells designed for two inmates were occupied by three or four. When you asked the warden about this situation, he explained that it was more cost-effective to double-up the inmates. The empty cells did not require monitoring, cleaning, maintenance, and so on. He did not seem concerned that this policy resulted in undue suffering on the part of the inmates. This situation would be classified as: