The primary aim of incarceration is no longer to punish the offenders, it also has collateral impact on family, communities and society. With the rapidly increased rate of imprisonment, such negative effects are general and have taken on greater meaning.
In the United States society, the incarceration rates increasing rapidly during the past forty years that bring a growing powerful force of the prison. For offenders, changes in human capital might be the main effect. Most people who enter into prison will decrease in human capitals. With the prison subculture, inmate’s ability of working and making money will be weak and it is extremely difficult for inmates to transit into the normal environment (Ewald & Uggen, 2012). Moreover, being an offender becomes an stigma that people have to face with, which might influence their confidence for finding a job and social life. It is found that about 66 percent of male offenders were employed …show more content…
In most situation, incarceration might have a negative effects on financial and social network. According to the study mentioned, it shows that more than half of the male were the mainly source of financial support for their children (Watts & Nightingale, 1996). The experience of imprisonment will become a stigma that the whole family have to face with. This might also negatively influence the development of the parent-child relationship and family relationship.
Such negative impact also tends to the community. The stigma of imprisonment might cause the neighborhood and community gaining bad reputations and obstacles of economic development (Ewald & Uggen, 2012). The high imprisonment rates might lead to the high rate of prisoner mobility, which might reduce the self value of the community. For neighbors, housing restriction might also develop negative attitudes about their work and social
In the United States society, the incarceration rates increasing rapidly during the past forty years that bring a growing powerful force of the prison. For offenders, changes in human capital might be the main effect. Most people who enter into prison will decrease in human capitals. With the prison subculture, inmate’s ability of working and making money will be weak and it is extremely difficult for inmates to transit into the normal environment (Ewald & Uggen, 2012). Moreover, being an offender becomes an stigma that people have to face with, which might influence their confidence for finding a job and social life. It is found that about 66 percent of male offenders were employed …show more content…
In most situation, incarceration might have a negative effects on financial and social network. According to the study mentioned, it shows that more than half of the male were the mainly source of financial support for their children (Watts & Nightingale, 1996). The experience of imprisonment will become a stigma that the whole family have to face with. This might also negatively influence the development of the parent-child relationship and family relationship.
Such negative impact also tends to the community. The stigma of imprisonment might cause the neighborhood and community gaining bad reputations and obstacles of economic development (Ewald & Uggen, 2012). The high imprisonment rates might lead to the high rate of prisoner mobility, which might reduce the self value of the community. For neighbors, housing restriction might also develop negative attitudes about their work and social