Corrections

More privatized prisons in the system would only make the owners of the prison a lot more richer. Many may say that these owners of the prisons are helping the government to deal with the overcrowding situation. But how are the owners helping the government, it looks like the owners are helping themselves. The owners are taking advantage of the government's problems. Christopher Petrella, a researcher at the University of California-Berkeley, and he comes out to say " Private prisons set up…

Should youth who committed serious crimes be jailed like adult criminals? We acknowledged the fact that Singaporeans age below eighteen are ineligible to vote, drive, own properties, smoke and consume alcohol. Furthermore, our local film rating classify M18 as “Mature” 18. Singapore has imposed the law that the minimum age for death penalty is eighteen years. The Government and experts had already considered that a person under the age of eighteen is still immature, dependent and requires adult…

Clothing and Fashion are also relevant to Goffman’s ‘total institutions’; in which the barrier between the front and back stage of an individual is broken, and individuals are placed under constant supervision (1961 cited in Dillon,2014:290). This concept of institutionalisation will be elaborated through the policies implemented in prisons. The common process of giving prisoners a uniform clothing (Anderson,2001:163) is one that Goffman would argue is designed to strip prisoners of their sense…

There are many differences between the Miami and Wabash county jails. Jails can be different in their size and capacity. The types of setup are different, and that could be based off of the year the jail was built. How much safety there is for the guards differs between the two jails? The size and capacity of the Miami jail is a big difference compared to the Wabash jail. The Miami jail can house up to 240 inmates. While the Wabash county jail only houses 72 inmates. This is why the Wabash…

The best way to prevent crimes in the community is to have all agencies affected by crime, working together to minimizing the influence of it. This theory is called ONE SYSTEM. Many of the theories mentioned in chapter one of our criminology theory book have one common goal, to understand. Theories such as macro level theories try to explain the criminal mind from a grander perspective. Where micro theories attempt to bring a improve perception on an individual level. Have we mastered the…

There are six key elements that make up a good theory. These elements include parsimony, scope, logical consistency, testability, empirical validity, and policy implications. Parsimony is when a particular phenomenon is explained in a simple way. There is a problem with explaining criminal behavior in a simple way and that is that criminal behavior is complex. Even though criminal behavior is complex criminologists still attempted to explain it simply. An example of this would be rational choice…

One major issue within the Prison system is, people who go to solitary confinement are more likely to have mental health problems, than someone who is not in solitary confinement and has social interactions, sunlight, normal meals, fresh air and a comfortable space to rest. Solitary confinement should be a last resort, not something you do as a slap on the wrist for something either unintentional or something very small. If an inmate has killed another, planned to kill another, started a gang…

Debtors in the past had a raw time and got into serious trouble when they were unable to pay their debts. Creditors were able to seize property as well as have the person imprisoned until the amounts were paid in full. Landing in debt prison was a horrible prospect and many died in the dark dungeons that served as prisons when they were unable to raise the amount of debt owed. The thought of a debtor’s prison was a motivating threat that worked effectively in having people clear their debts. The…

The essay “How Long Has It Been Since You Smelled a Flower?” by Richard Shelton describes his experiences with prisoners. He begins by stating he’s worked at the “nexus where language intersects with the lives of prison inmates” for forty years (1). Shelton then begins to delve into the mistreatment of prisoners by the state, primarily by deprivation. Prisons were originally designed to isolate inmates and deprive them of the marvels of nature; this can still be seen in today’s prisons. Humans…

Foucault “The rich get richer” is one way to phrase the power distribution in the United States. If we dig a bit further, “rich” is simply having more power than the poor or working class. With power comes added benefits of control and exercise. Now although the rich is often synonymous with power, power does not have a financial definition where someone needs to be “this” rich to have control over how society works. Those who have power are those who were given authority to do so. Authority can…