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Institutional Corrections Chapter Five
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Prison Life: Research Total institutions:
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The Life Inside the Walls Prisonization:
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Prison Subcultures 2 social realities in prison:
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Prison Subcultures (continued) An adaptation to deprivation and confinement—part of “prisonization”
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Doing Time What Is Prisonization?
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Prisonization A process of “desocialization” followed by “resocialization”
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Sources of Prisonization
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Universal Aspects of Prisonization Taking on the devalued identity of “convict”
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The Life Inside the Walls He is a subordinate
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The Convict Code
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Recent Changes to Convict Code
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Doing Time Inmate Social System
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Doing Time—Gangs Gangs
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Prison Gangs Began in 1950s, little concern until 1970s
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Prison Gangs (continued) Percentage of involved inmates varies with security level
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Prison Gang Violence
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Doing Time (continued) Currency
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Sex in Prison Situational homosexuality: Sexual activities
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Doing Time Inmates and Guards Controlled Movement Counts
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Classification: A Basic Element of Corrections As a result of the use of maximum security facilities and the increase in idleness of the offenders, two major movements in corrections are:
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Doing Time (continued) Classification Shakedowns/Cell Searches
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The Basic Components of Classification Gender Age Criminal history Offense Treatment needs Special needs
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The Basic Philosophy Behind Classification “The offender was perceived as a person with social, intellectual, or emotional deficiencies that should be diagnosed carefully and his deficiencies ‘clinically’ defined” (ACA, Manual of Correctional Standards)
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Other Major Issues: Jails and Prisons in the 21st Century
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Offender types: Prisoners with HIV/AIDS (2000 data) 24,607 state inmates, 1,150 federal HIV+ –6,642 confirmed cases of AIDS in the U.S. Prison System
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