Redemption of the Offender Through the Well-Ordered Routine of the Prison

question 21

Multiple Choice

Redemption of the offender through the well-ordered routine of the prison was the goal of the _____ system.

• A) New York  penitentiary system.
• B) federal penitentiary system.
• C) Elmira  penitentiary system.
• D) London  penitentiary system.
• E) colonial  penitentiary system.

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Definitions:

Autonomous Thinking

Independent thinking that is not influenced by others' opinions or beliefs; self-directed reasoning.

Heteronomous Thinking

A stage in cognitive development where children believe that rules are unchangeable and given by authority, typically associated with Jean Piaget's moral development stages.

Preconventional Moral Thought

The first stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development, where behavior is influenced by the consequences of actions, including punishment and reward.

Immanent Justice

Piaget’s concept of the childhood expectation that if a rule is broken, punishment will be meted out immediately.