When police officers accept free gifts from citizens (a passive ...

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When police officers accept free gifts from citizens (a passive form of corruption), this is called:
 
  a. a shakedown.
  b. a payoff.
  c. mooching.
  d. bribery.

Question 2

Discuss the reformers/Progressives and their impact on corrections. In the 1870s, reformers argued that fixed sentences, imposed silence, and
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

o isolation did not improve prisoners.
They promoted a practice of early release as a tool for rehabilitation. This ideology heavily influenced American corrections for the next century. The
o Elmira Reformatory was an institution based on the theories of reformers. Here, good behavior was rewarded with early release and misbehavior was punished with extended time.
Progressives believed that criminal behavior was caused by social, economic,
and biological factors and believed corrections should have a goal of treatment,
o not punishment. They were responsible for the spread of indeterminate
sentences, probation, intermediate sanctions, and parole.