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Prison Life - Corrections Ch. 14
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Chapter 14 Highlights Male Inmate’s World P rison Argot I nmate Types Female Inmate’s World Staff World C orrectional officers Prison Riots Prisoners’ Rights Issues Facing Prisons Today Mario’s Story
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1.Don’t interfere with the interests of other inmates. Never rat on a con. 2.Don’t lose your head. Play it cool and do your own time. 3.Don’t exploit inmates. Don’t steal. Don’t break your word. Be right. 4.Don’t whine. Be a man. 5.Don’t be a sucker. Don’t trust the guards or staff.
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C:\Examples of Prison Examples of PrisonC:\Examples of Prison Examples of Prison Argot Matching Game
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9 Prison Lifestyles and Inmate Types Mean Dude Hedonist Opportunist Retreatist Legalist Radical Colonizer Religious Realist What type am I?
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Prison Inmates by Gender and Ethnicity in state and federal prisons
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Female Offenders and Institutions Most in towns < 25,000 Most not designed to house females Number rising
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Female Inmate’s World Social Structure in Women’s Prison
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The Staff World
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Correctional Officer Main Goals
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Administrative Staff Custodial Staff Service and Maintenance Staff Treatment (Program) & Educational Volunteers Clerical Personnel
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Profile of Correctional Personnel in Adult State and Local Correctional Facilities
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Correctional officer quiz
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Prison Riots Kentucky Prison rKentucky Prison riPrison Riot ClipPrison Riot Clip 1970 – 1980 = “Explosive Decade”
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“Explosive Decade” over but still see violence
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Causes of Riots Insensitive prison admin. and neglected inmates’ demands Lifestyles most inmates are familiar with on the streets Dehumanizing prison conditions To regulate inmate society and redistribute power balances among inmate groups “Power vacuums” created by changes in prison admin., transfer of influential inmates Insensitive prison admin. and neglected inmates’ demands Lifestyles most inmates are familiar with on the streets Dehumanizing prison conditions To regulate inmate society and redistribute power balances among inmate groups “Power vacuums” created by changes in prison admin., transfer of influential inmates
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Building Tenders Tough inmates who were given almost free rein by prison administrators in keeping other inmates in line, especially in many of the stat’s worst prisons
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Prisoners’ Rights
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Issues facing prisons today AIDS Geriatric Offenders Mentally Ill
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Procunier v. Martinez 1s t ammendment rights Visitations Censoring Mail
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