Prison rape

A traumatizing event damages a person. For instance, rape damages people mentally and physically in various ways. Also, the community is effected by the mental and physical instability of the victim. Furthermore, an enormous problem in jails and prisons is rape which is why the Rape Elimination Act needs to be strictly enforced. The Rape Elimination Act needs to be enforced for the mental and physical health of the inmates to ensure the safety of the inmates and the public. Rape causes various mental health problems which could harm inmates and the public in the future. For instance, some men become violent and angry after being raped: “James Gilligan describing a theory of violence, argues that shame is the primary underlying cause of the…

In May 13, 2014 youth prisoners’ records indicated that Walnut grove was one of the top worst prisons facilities’ for rape. Walnut grove youth correctional facility, the Numbers of prisoners held a capacity of 1,450 prisoners. The basics was effort were underway to clean up and clear out the facility the article stated, “a cesspool of unconstitutional and inhuman acts” visited upon children as young as 13 years of age. Evidence was gathered and reported by the Justice Department and had a law…

gender of the officer is the same as the inmate then there is a chance that an officer could become a positive role model for them. On the other hand if the gender of an officer is different from that of an inmate, we risk the chance of unwanted activities occurring. Though we might not want to admit it, prison rape is real, whether it’s between two inmates or an inmate and a guard. In order to ensure rape doesn’t occur the best thing to do would have to be place male officers with male inmates…

Introduction The correction system in America is in many ways, deeply flawed. The ideology of prison is that it is created with the general purpose of making people better, morally and ethically, it was supposed to be the adult version of time out, take away someone’s freedom as a person for a while and hope that the same person would learn a lesson and change for the better. But in real life, people who get arrested for minor or not so major crimes gets locked up with the murderers and…

In Chapter 5, the class discussed and viewed video clips of rapes in prison. Everywhere in society there seems to be subcultures within other cultures and prisons doesn’t seem to be any different. In my Sociology 210, Modern Urban Studies course, we are learning how violence is used for moving up in status when in a neighborhood that is in poverty. In an article written by Gordon James Knowles, “Male Prison Rape: A Search for Causation and Prevention”, writes about the “physical and…

spend in prison is eight and a half years. That is more years than vehicular manslaughter. Rape has a maximum life sentence, if the victim is under the age of twelve. This should apply to all ages because no one can determine the trauma caused by rape. The world must take action and show people that rape is not acceptable and rapist will be servilely punished. Introducing life sentencing, castration and an improved reporting system will make the rape laws stricter. Rape requires a life sentence…

The article, “NIJ’s Response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act” has a very strong message while also sharing important details that one may not be aware of in the first place. The main objective of this piece is to show what this act has accomplished in the three years it has be up and running, since this article was written in February of 2006 in Corrections Today and to also educate the reader on the complex problem of sexual assault in prisons nationwide. Some of the findings are examining…

Hi Narinder, I too chose to write about rape in prison. The subject although graphic, gives us a look into a huge population of people that I think that a lot of us tend to forget, unless we have a loved one in there. Maybe it’s our own selfish thinking this this population is no longer a priority so there is no need for us to watch over and protect them As you stated, there is the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), but I am guessing in order for an act to work it would require…

The use of force policy and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) policy can often be too detailed in nature. This police dictate what orderly steps an officer must take to enforce policies because law enforcement administrators and managers decide subjectively if the action taken by the officer was right or wrong. These policies are detailed in nature to them having a higher risk of litigation. For example, an officer is faced with a hostile Inmate who appears to be under the influence of a…

This week’s assignment regarding the study of victimology has me torn on which area that I would like to discuss, as the entire subject intrigues me. I was graced with a gift of being able to see situations from varying point of views, however, this week I had to do a self-check. I realized that I am human and my own biases can and will affect the way that I view a situation. Although I knew that there was violence among prisoners who are incarcerated, I never viewed them as victims, until…