Philip Zimbardo‚ born in 1933 in New York (USA) is a psychologist and investigator‚ who focus in social psychology. His best known work is the Stanford´s Prison experiment‚ searching for an explanation for the violence in the USA prisons. He wanted to know if this behaviour is due to the personalities of the guards (i.e. dispositional) or due to the prison environment and structure (i.e. situational). He later gave class in some of the best universities of the world; Yale‚ NYU and Columbia. His also known
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There was a case in Arkansas where a man that was classified as a paranoid schizophrenic murdered a shop keeper. All they did in prison for him was offer antipsychotic‚ and they did not make sure that he was taking this medication. Without the proper treatment and care this inmate was still considered a danger to himself and others. He got a lethal injection ending his life (McLellan‚ 2004). If this man would have been the proper care by the jail they would have been able to keep his paranoid schizophrenia
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African Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at more than 5 times the rate of whites on average. For example in Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate for African-Americans. Approximately 4.6% of all African-American males in Oklahoma are incarcerated compared to of only 0.9% white males. In California 1 out of every 22 African-American adult male is in state prison. The racial disparity is greatest in the category of drug arrests and indicates institutional discrimination against African-Americans
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lack of injustice‚ while others seem to believe it is not the justice system place to kill another human being and therefore the prisoner should be given life in prison. Some believe the cost of medical care‚ meals‚ and other required personal care to prisoners cost too much to society‚ Most people argue that the cost of life in prison is too much and taxpayers would save money in the long run with an execution. However‚ the research
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Jails and Prisons Pedro A Prieto CJA/204 04/27/2015 Steve Kurrle Jails and Prisons Imprisonment has been around since the middle ages. Centuries ago‚ other forms of punishment were more favorable over imprisonment. In this day and age‚ prisons and jails serve a vital role in the criminal justice system and also provide a more humane way of punishing criminals (Mutchnick‚ 2009). Types of Prisons There are three different types of prisons; maximum-security‚ medium-security‚ and minimum-security
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of these agencies is to keep the peace and abolish crime‚ these poor minority men are thrown behind bars for an arrest far greater than what they have committed. The number and type of men thrown into prison indicate that there is a racial inequality and corruption within the penal system. Prison population increased dramatically in the early 1970s once laws became stricter. Drug laws became stricter and the law targeted young black men who dropped out of high school. Incarcerated drug offenders
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Punishment or Rehabilitation? You Decide!! Prepared by: DeEtte Heaton Prepared for Communication and Composition 1 University of Phoenix Dr. Diane Hall I want you to imagine yourself in a very different place‚ a different life if you will. Imagine a deep dark life driven by a sick unexplainable need. Every minute clouded by a sickness that you do not understand. This monster growing inside
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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
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Discharged Prisoners: Rehabilitation not Segregation What are the chances that a young teen will be able to get a job‚ buy a house‚ and support themselves without any outside help? Slim to none. Well‚ many people in prison have approximately the same amount of education and resources but they are still expected to achieve those goals. Jails are becoming increasingly crowded and recidivism rates are climbing but no one seems to understand why because the crime rates are relatively stable. The number
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being released from prison. According to the course text‚ although that research has shown that providing inmates with employment and other economic assistance will dramatically reduce the possibility of recidivism‚ majority of the prisons systems are not willing or unable to assist inmates (Austin & Irwin‚ 2012). In my opinion‚ I don’t think this is fair because when the inmates are released from prison‚ then he or she does not have a money or a job. Therefore‚ I think that prison should provide some
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