The Late-Nineteenth-Century Trend Toward Use of Incarceration to Reform Through

question 57

Multiple Choice

The late-nineteenth-century trend toward use of incarceration to reform through education is called the ___________.

• A)Pennsylvania system
• B)Auburn system
• C)reformatory movement
• D)penitentiary movement

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Definitions:

En Banc Decisions

Decisions made by all judges of an appellate court, rather than by a panel of selected judges, typically used in cases of exceptional importance.

Public Law

A law that pertains to the public or the state, including constitutional, administrative, and criminal laws, as opposed to private law (civil) matters.

O.J. Simpson

A former American football player, broadcaster, and actor, who was tried and acquitted in the highly publicized murder case of his ex-wife and her friend in the mid-1990s.

Criminal Trial

A legal process in which a person accused of committing a crime is tried in a court of law by a judge and possibly a jury, to determine guilt or innocence.