Shock Incarceration In Prisons

Throughout the time of the world there has always been crime. People committing acts against society that is frowned upon for personally gain. In medieval times these criminals would be hanged or get the limb that they used for the crime chopped off (so if you stole something your hand would get chopped off). In the twenty first century criminals are not killed as often unless they commit a horrible crime in which society thinks they should be put to death. Criminals now go to prison for years that range from five to twenty five-life. But something that started in the early 1980s has made it easier on the Criminal Justice System to punish criminals that are young or have committed non violent crimes. Instead of going to prison these criminals go to Shock Camps or also known as Shock Incarceration. Shock-camps were first established in Georgia and Oklahoma in 1983. Many states and counties across the United States have adopted this idea. The reason for Shock-camps was because in the 1980s the number of convicted criminals began to increase by an alarming rate and prisons began to become over crowded. Shock-camps are run like military basic training and is shorter than a prison sentence. Most programs have criminals
Shock-camps have their pros and cons, some camps are able to help some of the inmates while some inmates do not get the help that they need. States are now leaning away from the program and others are adopting it which shows that it helps in some places and not in others. The programs that are offered in Shock Incarcerations can be help people with drug problems since it can focus on just that one aspect. In the future we may see more Shock-camps open up and programs be offered