After Examining the Effects of Supermax Prisons,Pizarro Et Al

question 130

Multiple Choice

After examining the effects of supermax prisons,Pizarro et al.found all but which of the following to be true?

• A) The negative effects of these prisons further detaches the inmates from reality.
• B) The prisoners in these institutions are more likely to develop psychiatric decomposition.
• C) These prisons do not present a danger to society beyond that of regular imprisonment.
• D) Most supermax prisons fail to provide adequate transitional programs.

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Definitions:

Punctuated Equilibrium

Model of evolutionary change in a species which suggests that there are long periods of little or no change, followed by brief periods of rapid speciation.

Phyletic Gradualism

Phyletic gradualism is an evolutionary model suggesting that species evolve through a gradual change of populations over long periods of time.

Speciation

The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise.

Isolating Mechanisms

Biological features or behaviors that prevent species from interbreeding, thus maintaining species boundaries and genetic integrity.