Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Self-Quiz

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Inmates' lawyers used these two amendments to convince the courts to reconsider their stance toward prisons.

. This amendment guards against "cruel and unusual punishments."

. This Supreme Court decision defined the processes required for prison disciplinary proceedings.

. This is the most prevalent and problematic prison career.

. According to this amendment, states cannot restrict rights granted by the federal government.

. This case allowed inmates to sue for civil rights violations.

. Deprivation of liberty and deprivation of security are two _____.

. The equal protection clause of this amendment has been used to help define inmates' rights.

. Sociologists use this term to explain how the actions of an individual are transmitted into group actions.

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Here, the inmates' ability to influence the conditions of their confinement is limited.

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