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Corrections: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.
A


arraignment




B


bail
boot camp
C


community service restitution
community-based correctional facilities
correctional facility
cruel and unusual punishment
E


Eighth Amendment
electronic monitoring
F


felony
fine
forfeiture
G


"good time"
group home
h


halfway house
house arrest
I


inmate code
inmate rehabilitation
intensive probation supervision
intermediate sanctions
M


maximum-security prison
medium-security prison
minimum-security prison
misdemeanor
monetary restitution
N


"no frills" prisons
P


parole
parole board
parolee
prison subculture
probation
R


reasonable accommodations
recidivism
residential community corrections
restitution

S


search warrant
shock incarceration
shock probation
split sentence
T


total institutions


W


warden



white collar crime
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