If I Were Forced To Become A Type Of Guard

If I was forced to become a type of guard I would have chosen one that was on call all day. This is because I don’t think I could handle the 8-hour shifts of shouting and taking part In dehumanizing the inmates on a constant basis. I think that I would have lacked the willpower to supervise these prisoners around the clock. In addition, I don’t know the full job description of what these guards actually do like the specifics are critical to me. I don’t think I can even confirm this would be the choice I pick because as the job would go on I’ll become more experienced on what I have to do. I’d need to think on it a while to be sure what I wanted to do cause this is all new to me.

If I was a prisoner, I do not think for a second that if I was subjected to the type of treatment that I wouldn’t be able to handle it. All the high levels of abuse, dehumanization, and overall time distorting experience would probably break me down and affect me mentally for the rest of my life. Yet in spite of all this, I would follow all the orders given to me, unlike the prisoners who fought back. I wouldn’t want additional punishments for not cooperating, a jail is already bad enough as it is.

Firstly the prisoners were blindfolded, thrown in a car and issued into the prison. Secondly, they were stripped searched and …show more content…
Men and women would undergo the same punishments, and they require a lot of perseverance and so I believe women will have a harder time to cope with the effects of the prison. Women who go to prison have different forms of punishment because the common stereotype is that women cannot handle what mean can when it comes to physical punishments as well as psychological. Women are wired differently than men, they have different ways of looking at life. We see women as more nurturing, caring, and family-oriented so they will not object to the orders given to