What are some positive and negative consequences of prisoners’ increased contact with telephones, televisions and e-mail communications? How might this affect life inside prisons?

The final examination consists of five (5) questions, some with multiple parts to the question. Make sure you answer each part of the question completely. Students may refer to their textbooks and personal notes, but there is to be no collaboration with colleagues. You also may not “borrow” from colleagues’ discussion posts. Any direct quotes or paraphrasing from the text and external sources must be cited as the exam will be reviewed by Turn It In and assessed for plagiarism. You must draft complete answers in essay format that are well-organized with proper grammar and sentence structure, accurate special, and post your completed exam on the designated in .doc or .docx format.

1. Do judges really understand what goes on inside prisons and the problems that correctional officials face in running these institutions? List two possible undesirable consequences that could result from judges’ rulings that instruct administrators to run their correctional institutions in a manner that respects prisoners’ constitutional rights.
2. What are some positive and negative consequences of prisoners’ increased contact with telephones, televisions and e-mail communications? How might this affect life inside prisons?
3. Should a probation officer seek revocation for every technical violation? Is there a benefit to the criminal justice system from decisions to decline revocation for every technical violation? Use two arguments on each side of this issue.
4. List recommendations you would make to help reduce juvenile drug use so that delinquency rates can be reduced.
5. Is there something that occurs at age 18 that indicates a shift to adulthood? Would it be better to design some tests of knowledge and maturity or some other basis for deciding whether to try an older teen as a juvenile or adult? Why?

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