Critical/Controversail Issues: Corrections
1. Do you think more alternative punishments where offenders are subjected to some degree of public humiliation should be utilized in our country?
Punishment is
Shaming is described by ordering criminals to perform tasks or get involved in activities that draw public attention and hence makes the public identify the criminal and the criminal act the committed. I believe that alternative punishments subjecting offenders to public humiliations should be used in the country. Shaming allows an offender to publicly display their criminal offense, the public is allows directly criticizing and shaming them. The shaming method passes a direct message to the society that the committed offense is unacceptable. …show more content…
Therefore the operational facilities have to handle a bigger population. Overcrowding in the correction facilities causes tension, prisoners group into gangs for protection and this poses a great security risk.
Better management skills could help resolve the overcrowding issue, the professional can assist the correctional facilities managers draw better inmate management and resources plans.
iii. Limited collaboration
Correction departments lack appropriate collaboration, with departments and administrators getting sidelined in times of problems because of their fear to share resources.
The federal and state correction facilities should establish higher level of partnership to facilitate correction activities like training and housing for the inmates.
iv. Inmate Radicalization
Terrorism radicalization has gotten into prisons with communications with drug cartels, homemade terrorists and street gangs causing violence inside prison and when they leave prison. There has been a rise in use of mobile phones threats to families with the street gangs and terrorists executing threat orders. Proper inspection and monitoring of inmates should be done for any communication and IT gadgets in the correction facilities.
v. Negative media
1. Do you think more alternative punishments where offenders are subjected to some degree of public humiliation should be utilized in our country?
Punishment is
Shaming is described by ordering criminals to perform tasks or get involved in activities that draw public attention and hence makes the public identify the criminal and the criminal act the committed. I believe that alternative punishments subjecting offenders to public humiliations should be used in the country. Shaming allows an offender to publicly display their criminal offense, the public is allows directly criticizing and shaming them. The shaming method passes a direct message to the society that the committed offense is unacceptable. …show more content…
Therefore the operational facilities have to handle a bigger population. Overcrowding in the correction facilities causes tension, prisoners group into gangs for protection and this poses a great security risk.
Better management skills could help resolve the overcrowding issue, the professional can assist the correctional facilities managers draw better inmate management and resources plans.
iii. Limited collaboration
Correction departments lack appropriate collaboration, with departments and administrators getting sidelined in times of problems because of their fear to share resources.
The federal and state correction facilities should establish higher level of partnership to facilitate correction activities like training and housing for the inmates.
iv. Inmate Radicalization
Terrorism radicalization has gotten into prisons with communications with drug cartels, homemade terrorists and street gangs causing violence inside prison and when they leave prison. There has been a rise in use of mobile phones threats to families with the street gangs and terrorists executing threat orders. Proper inspection and monitoring of inmates should be done for any communication and IT gadgets in the correction facilities.
v. Negative media