Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2009 University of Wisconsin La-Crosse La-Crosse‚ Wisconsin April 16 - 18‚ 2009 Prison Culture‚ Education‚ and Recidivism Rates Caleb L. Fry and Lauren T. Rios Department of Anthropology Lake Tahoe Community College One College Drive South Lake Tahoe‚ California 96150 USA Faculty Advisor: Daryl G. Frazetti Abstract Given the number of inmates in the prison system and the high level of recidivism‚ it is important to seek out possible solutions to this growing problem
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is high. With western regions like the US‚ UK and Australia experiencing consistent rising imprisonment rates and the limited availability of public resources‚ efficient use of prison and criminal justice resources is imperative (Marsh‚ Fox & Hedderman‚ 2009). A cost benefit analysis (CBA) of prisons essentially measures how effective and efficient certain criminal justice interventions are. Marsh et al. (2009‚ p. 146) states that this measurement is done by assessing an intervention where the aim
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Prison/Asylum Reform (through 1865) The Prison/Asylum movement was established to improve conditions of the mentally ill in prisons. At that time‚ there were cruel and negligent practices in place for the incarcerated mentally ill. There were few people who cared for them and most were forgotten. Some of the awful things done to the prisoners were caging the prisoners‚ confinement deprived of clothing‚ and painful bodily restraint. When the movement began‚ there were a lot of confined individuals
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In our American government system‚ we have developed a systematic based rehabilitation source‚ to adjust criminal behavior and reduce it. Though even with this system put in place‚ and these people supposedly being confined and guarded. Assault still happens in prison‚ Troy Erik Isaac would know firsthand‚ by being raped and assaulted at twelve‚ he was sentenced to juvenile detention for one week for a vandalism crime. On his first day there‚ he was raped by an older cellmate (Kasier). Juvenile
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years is correctional treatment programs. Although the public supports the concept of rehabilitation and treatment programs‚ there is an expectation that such programs reduce recidivism. In New York City‚ the recidivism rate in the jail system is as high as 65%. Out of 340‚000 males‚ 200‚000 black males are arrested yearly by the NYPD out of a population of 1‚200‚000 black males. Rehabilitation is a programmed effort to alter the attitudes and behaviors of inmates and improve their likelihood of becoming
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Bob ’s family practices strict discipline‚ while Joe ’s family does not. One day‚ they both stole money from their father ’s pocket. Bob was grounded for two weeks‚ and while the Joe ’s mom just told him what he did is wrong. While the both know taking money from father ’s pocket is wrong‚ in Bob ’s mind‚ stealing from father ’s pocket is a big mistake; however‚ Joe thinks it is not a big deal. Comparing to Bob‚ Joe would be less likely to do the same mistake again. Juvenile system is too lenient;
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lawmakers looking for cost-saving measures would do well to turn to prisons. Prison reform must attain the lowest economic costs‚ lowering actual taxpayer dollars spent without giving up the benefits of attaining important social goals‚ which represent another form of cost when lost. Undoubtedly‚ the current prison system is doing little to separate the US from its international counterparts in minimizing such cost‚ yet prison privatization has yielded hopeful results‚ as private correctional facilities
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Why would our government try to hurt kids? Well‚ kids are being hurt right now. You see‚ in America punishment‚ rather than rehabilitation is being emphasized for juveniles who commit crimes. This way of thinking must stop with the addition of rehabilitation and prevention programs for juvenile offenders.<br><br>States vary in their legal definition of a juvenile. In Illinois‚ for example‚ a juvenile is defined as any person below the age of 17. Using each states legal definition‚ the FBI reported
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Introduction Criminologist and politicians have debated the effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation programs since the 1970’s when criminal justice scholars and policy makers throughout the United States embraced Robert Martinson’s credo of “nothing works” (Shrum‚ 2004). Recidivism‚ the rate at which released offenders return to jail or prison‚ has become the most accepted outcome measure in corrections. The public’s desire to reduce the economic and social costs associated with crime and incarceration
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The straight edge subculture is a clean lifestyle movement born in a "just say no" era‚ which has received little attention since its origination in the 1980 ’s. Subcultures‚ like social movements‚ engage in conflict over cultural reproduction‚ social integration‚ and socialization; they are often especially concerned with the quality of life‚ self-realization‚ and identity formation (Habermas 1984-87; Buechler 1995). The basic definition was created during this time in a hardcore-punk song of the
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