​Jeremy Bentham was the one-time high sheriff of Bedfordshire, England, who helped spur changes that resulted in the development of the penitentiary during the late 1700s.

​The infamous Attica Prison Riot that took place in September 1971 at New York State’s Attica Correctional Facility aided and inspired the move toward a community corrections model.

​With the exception of those working for corporate and nonprofit organizations, correctional personnel are:

​The case of Wolff v. McDonnell showed that the court was extending the due process rights for prisoners in certain aspects.

​Since the inception of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, it has become more difficult for prisoners to file civil rights law suits.

​The circumstances in a correctional facility that, when considered as a whole, may violate the protections guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment are known as:

​Until the early 1900s, Americans followed the European practice of relying on brutal forms of corporal punishment.

​Lex talionis embodies which of the following principles?

​One of the ways a corrections staff member can insulate themselves against civil lawsuits is to:

​The positivist school looked to free will and rational thought as the reason for crime.