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Questions:
1. What is your understanding of the concept "private, non-government run" prison? What is the history of such institutions in the U.S.?
2. Do Private prisons work? Support your answer. If they do work what will keep them working? If they do not work, why? What are some of the social issues concerning private prisons?
3. Name and explain five differences between the juvenile court system and the adult court system.
4. What is a 602 Welfare and Institutions Code and explain its significance in the juvenile court?
5. People under the age of 18 who are found to have committed a crime by the court are referred to as what? How does this differ from adult court and why? Do you think this is effective?
6. In a paragraph or more, describe a 24-hour period in the life of a prison inmate. What is life like in prison day-to-day, hour to hour?
7. What would state police officers and federal police officers and agents be unable to do today if it were not for the Patriot Act?
8. Who are non-state actors and how have they changed the way our government reacts to terrorism?