Quiz 9       CRJU 3311 Corrections   Prison Systems    Spring 2024

Two congressional acts of 1914 and 1919

Harrison Act (1914): (prohibition of opiates)

Volstead Act (1919): (prohibition of alcohol)

A new class of inmates

The Fed's Intention

Federal crimes created by those acts

Six other Federal Crimes

1984 -- truth-in-sentencing-laws – New category of crimes

Federal Sentence-modifications

Federal:

State:     

Four criminal behaviors

Drugs classified as having a potential for abuse

Security designations of prisons changed during and after 1980 from lower to higher security.

Difference in inmate housing design between super maximum and close (max) security.

Models of control

The hands-off doctrine: From 1776 to 1960 when rehabilitation policies and civil rights era ended it

1.  Authority, Coercion, and Force Model – autocratic bullying -- public perception 

         Justification 

Persisting perception 1980-2000:

2.  Alliances and Deal-making Model -- Recruit powerful inmate leaders (con bosses)

3. The Respect model – 3 components

The flaw of the 1st illegitimate model

The flaw of the 2nd illegitimate model