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Discuss how proactive wardens distinguish themselves from other wardens.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of supermax prisons?

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The provision of quality care and __________________ remains a goal of modern corrections.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons accepts hard-to-control inmates from state prisons.

Some research does exist that inmates released from private prisons who reoffend commit less serious offenses than those released from public institutions.

The contract labor and convict lease systems were precursors of:

In the 19th century, Jeremy Bentham, English prison reformer and utilitarian philosopher, introduced the ________ prison design.

Prison administrators uniformly agree that supermax prisons have not shown any true long lasting positive impacts on system-wide prison safety, order, and control as intended.

Describe the importance of establishing policy and providing adequate planning as a warden.

A supermax prison is commonly referred to a a(n) :

A prison with a zonal security system to control inmate movement is a:

Maximum security prisons are usually built using the ________ design which allows for more controlled movement.

Violent offenders make up more than ___percent of all inmates in state prisons.

Describe the functions of contemporary American prisons.

____________________is a current movement that believes that the purpose of corrections is to punish offenders as severely as possible.

Maximum security prisons usually have two types of segregation: administrative segregation and ___________ .

How do private prisons compare with state-run facilities in terms of cost-effectiveness, recidivism, and institutional operations?

Who among the correctional administration holds the responsibility of developing new training programs and making changes in job assignments when necessary?

In medium-security prisons, the emphasis is on controlled access to programs.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in: