Term
| Explain and describe in detail, Sykes’ 5 Pains of Imprisonment |
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Definition
1. deprivation of liberty (restricted movement, cut off from family, reduced to a status/number
2. deprivation of goods and services: possessions are "state issued". limited access to other products, black-market economy; no defined currency (coffee, cigarettes, etc).
3. Deprivation of heterosexual relationships: physical needs/desire. homosexual acts either a continuation from behavior or identity prior to prison OR rare acts based on intolerable pressure, power struggles. need to define masculinity. hypermasculinized environment. boundaries in gender identity aren't as clear, because no females to compare to males. working out,fighting, tattoos, etc.
4. Deprivation of autonomy: absense of self-determination. everyday decisions based on routine/schedule. deviations arent tolerated. individual needs determined by others. decisions of prison officials rarely rexplained.
5. Deprivation of security: housed with individuals that are violent and predatory. stealing, assault, etc; no control. abuse from prison staff |
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Term
Explain clearly the
administrative model and how it explains inmates positively or negatively adjust to prison
life. |
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Definition
How prison is run determines how inmates adjust to prison environment
-How resources are deployed is important. Control is the main issue. Is there a lot of correctional officer intervention? Do they attempt contraband control, searches, etc? Sometimes there is a lack of appropriate resources, including security personnel, surveillance equipment, etc and this leads to problems. For example, the Building Tender System in Texas put inmates in charge of other inmates. Very corrupt and unconstitutional. How supervision assignments are made is very important. For example, the Attica Riot occurred because officers did not have a standard assignment so they didn’t get to know how to do their job well and imates never knew what to expect from them, because every staff member has different expectations and discretion. The ability of staff to provide goods and services is very important. If inmates need to beg for their basic needs to be met, then they wont do so well in prison and may become violent. “creature comforts” |
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Term
How did the funding for originals jails (or gaols) influence the condition of confinement
(food, clothing, safety) for those confined in jails prior to the 1800s. |
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Definition
Funding today: paid with taxes.
goals: King Henry II commanded sheriffs to construct gaols with their own money. charged people/day. disadvantageous to the poor, but profitable to the sheriff. hired jailors. poor conditions. lacked classification: males/females housed together in one big room. prostitution common by sherriff. had to buy your comforts |
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Term
| Identify and explain the four types of prison industry models discussed in class |
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Definition
1. Contract Labor: southern peneology. hiring out inmates. takes away jobs, because they are cheap to hire. leased to private industries. no longer happens
2. Piece Price: Contractor provides raw materials and prison puts them together. unfairly competes with other businesses
3. Public Account System: Prison buys materials, does the labor, and then produces and sells the goods
4. State Use System: Prison buys materials, does the labor, and produces goods to sell to STATE AGENCIES. like license plates, cigars, flags, and inmate uniforms |
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Term
Identify and explain the three traditional types of services offered to inmates in the
corrections treatment model. Give at least one example for each of the three. |
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Definition
Medical: Physician, dental, mental, etc.
Religious: Prison chapel (Facility that has chaplin that knows a lot about religion and can help prison make spiritual/religious accomodations) marriage
Educational: G.E.D programs. secondary education is successful |
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Term
| Identify and explain two available alternatives to pretrial confinement |
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Definition
1. Electronic monitoring: community supervision technique that involves electronic devises to maintain surveillance on parolees. can also include GPS surveillance
2. house arrest |
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Term
. Identify the major differences between traditional and new-generation confinement facilities (jails),
including their effects on both officers and inmates. |
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Definition
Traditional: Linear design. officers did rounds every few hours; no real supervision. more inmates fighting, harassment, not safe, suicide, stress; officers – more dangerous, communication issues
Podular indirect: made rounds, talked to inmates through intercom, poor communication. limited improvement, never know when being observed.
Direct Supervision: 50-60 inmates in a housing unit. 1-2 officers. less inmate stress, suicide, assaults, etc. very labor intensive. immediate needs of inmates can be met |
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Term
Describe the characteristics of security threat groups, including composition, activities, and
organization |
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Definition
| Security threat groups = group of inmates that pose a threat to the security of saff/inmates, are disruptive to programs. Planning and organizing unlawful acts (selling drugs, murder, assault, etc). organized by race (Aryan, Mexican mafia, etc). aggressve in civil rights. Have a hierarchical order. Don’t like staff or other gangs. |
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Term
Describe the characteristics of security threat groups, including composition, activities, and
organization |
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Definition
| Security threat groups = group of inmates that pose a threat to the security of saff/inmates, are disruptive to programs. Planning and organizing unlawful acts (selling drugs, murder, assault, etc). organized by race (Aryan, Mexican mafia, etc). aggressve in civil rights. Have a hierarchical order. Don’t like staff or other gangs. |
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