Early Forms of Confinement in England and Other European Countries

question 17

Multiple Choice

Early forms of confinement in England and other European countries were very different from our contemporary prisons and jails.One of the first methods of confinement was a facility where a wide range of people were sent to work;most of these people were not hardened criminals,but were guilty of not paying their debts.Another form of confinement was exporting criminals to other lands,such as the American colonies and Australia.As the American Revolution began,however,England had to find something else to do with their criminals.As a result,they reconfigured abandoned ships to hold criminals on the riverbanks.The facility where people were confined and forced to work is called a:

• A)All these answers are correct.
• B)house of compulsory reformation.
• C)house of correction.
• D)workhouse.

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Definitions:

Hemispheric Specialization

The concept that each hemisphere of the brain is specialized for certain functions, such as language in the left hemisphere and spatial abilities in the right.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain, involved in higher brain functions such as thought, language, and memory.

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Cingulate Cortex

A part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex, involved in emotional processing, learning, and memory.