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Chapter 15
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accreditation
accreditationthe process of reviewing operating procedures and policies against a set of standards
published by a professional organization such as the American Correctional Association (ACA)
acoustic fence
acoustic fence serves the same purpose as the invisible fence, but the inmate does not wear a
receiving device
civil detention of sex offenders
civil detention of sex offenders allows states to transfer convicted sex offenders to hospitals for the criminally insane
after they have served their prison sentences if they are judged likely to commit another sexual offense
corrections paradigm
corrections paradigm the correctional philosophy followed due to the underlying social values guiding our
approach to criminal behavior
crisis of overcriminalization
crisis of overcriminalization due to the increased number of punishable offenses, the number of offenders who
need punishing has increased and with more punitive laws this has increased the time each inmate serves thus increasing the crowding in the nation’s jails and prisons
discount rate
discount rate the rate of good time credit, this could be as much as half the original sentence
electronic brain implants
electronic brain implants combine mechanical and biological technologies to control certain types of thoughts
or behaviors
electronic fence
electronic fence an extension of house arrest that is like a fence used for dogs, there is an electric fence
buried along the perimeter of the yard with a bracelet, worn by the detainee, that puts out a shock if the offender tries to cross the boundary
eugenics
eugenicsgenetic engineering
genetic mapping
genetic mapping examining the arrangement of genes on the chromosome
global positioning satellite (GPS) surveillance
global positioning satellite (GPS) surveillance
active monitoring device that continuously tracks individuals such as sex offenders
law of criminal justice thermodynamics
law of criminal justice thermodynamics
the more severe criminal penalties become, the less likely practitioners are to apply them with full force
sex-offender notification laws
sex-offender notification laws requires sex offenders to notify the police when they move to a new neighborhood
sexual harassment
sexual harassment
unsolicited and unwanted sexually based acts, ranging from lewd remarks to groping and touching, which cause workplace disruption
specialized caseloads
specialized caseloads to assign parole officers groups of clients with very specific problems
telemedicine
telemedicinehealth care provision over a distance using telecommunications technology
total containment model
total containment model an approach to managing sex offenders in the community that uses agency
coordination, multidisciplinary partnerships, and specialized staff