Sex Offenders In Prison Case Study

While the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) was respected on the outside of prison, it will not be the case while serving his time in prison. While going to prison for any crime is hard, it is even more difficult for those who have been convicted of child molestation. Prison is like a society within itself. However, in prison society, it doesn’t matter your financial background, education level, or family history. The type of crime which put you in prison can help determine your status. Some prisoners, such as drug runners are considered mostly neutral, neither getting a boost or deficit in placement. Those who were convicted of more sophisticated crimes such as bank robberies tend to rank up higher, and those with simple theft or lower offenses get the bottom placement (Zoukis, 2013). However, sex offenders are so undesirable many hide their conviction while incarcerated or try and claim another type of crime for the reason they are incarcerated. Sex offenders will typically find themselves in very undesirable positions. Here the ADA will most likely be called names, and the more extreme situations he will be robbed, beaten or even killed (Zoukis, 2013). Eating may even pose …show more content…
Here the ADA will report to a parole officer who has the responsibility to guide the ADA to programs and services which are mandated by the parole board (Seiter, 2002). The ADA will still face many difficulties while on probation. One problem is obtaining and keeping a job. Being a sex offender, one cannot work around children, schools, and any place located within a certain distance to playgrounds. This limits options and may end up violating his terms of release if maintaining a job is one of them. Additional problems the ADA may face is finding housing, re-creating relationships with family and friends, impact drugs and alcohol, criminal activity can make and impact of parole supervision (Seiter,