Prison and Prisoners Class 1

Administrative Give Quiz Friday is drop date Papers Folders, proposals, margins and fonts Citations and bibliography Electronic Version

Review Movie – The Plea Myth that the court system treats people equally and finds the truth Biases of bail and plea bargaining systems Importance of the norms of the court-room community Limited impact the courts can have on crime

Today Purposes of Imprisonment The Prison Population Prisons in History Contemporary Issues about prisons Working Corrections Key Issues from Today’s Class

I. Purposes of Imprisonment What are the purposes of putting people in prison? How practical is each of these goals? Are the goals consistent or contradictory?

II. The Prison Population Size of prison population Trends in incarceration Jails and Prisons

III. Prisons in History Colonial Period 19th Century 20th Century

IV. Contemporary Issues about Prisons Privatization Escapes Jail and the Poor

IV. Contemporary Issues about Prisons Conditions in Prison Can We Reduce Prison Violence? Re-entry

IV. Contemporary Issues about Prisons Families of Prisoners Prisons and Research Recidivism

V. Working Corrections Who works in jails and prisons Sources of Stress Careers in Corrections

VI. Key Issues from Today’s Class Goals of incarceration not always clear or consistent U.S. leads the world in incarceration Growing incarceration of the poor Almost all prisoners eventually are released Correctional officers have little training except in custody issues

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