Despite the life-altering consequences of incarceration in an adult jail, relatively little attention have been given to these youth (Berlatsky, 2010). On the other hand, the few police departments that have realized the agony youths undergo separate the young offenders from adults. The problem with this mode is, isolation causes the youths to suffer from emotional and physiological problems. On the other hand, another group of people argue that regardless of the offenders age, violent and habitual offenders need to be locked in to protect the public safety and provide appropriate level of punishment(Andrea & Nakaya, 2005.). it is also argued that it right to use the space available in local county jail and state prisons as needed.
In doing so, this gang becomes his family. He then "works towards the gang's antisocial goals” (www.Prison-gangs.com). If, for whatever reason, the new inmate is not suitable to gang life, he is often then the prey of gang members. Those who do not submit to becoming a gang member or who are not wanted by the gangs
Prison violence is not something new to the prison population, in fact, there have been many studies done on the subcultures of prison and the effect the prison itself has on these subcultures. From these studies, there has been some interesting insight into the ways in which prisons themselves seem conducive to the violence that goes on in these facilities. Within the prison walls, there is a life different then that lived on the outside. “The day-to day experiences of inmates are not only affected by the official, formal organization of prisons; an informal organization among inmates- known to criminologists as the inmate subculture- is equally influential” (law.jrank.org, 2009). These inmate subcultures contain distinctive languages and sets of informal norms, attitudes, beliefs, values, statuses, and roles that give prisoners a different perspective from people on the outside, or those of us in “the free world” (law.jrank.org, 2009).
We know that police officers use excessive force, and they also use their authority to verbally abuse people. So what causes police officers to abuse their authority, and (or) leads to brutality? One of the challenges with this is that not every citizen reports a police brutality, whether they see one happening, heard of one happening from their friends or family or if they themselves were a victim of one. Another challenging issue too is that we know some brutalities are not reported; therefore it makes it harder to measure those versus what is actually reported. Police brutality wouldn’t be an issue if we didn’t have to police our law enforcement officers.
What they did to prevent that was a separate criminal as much as they could, more in isolation. This was also so that correct discipline could be practiced. (Foster, B (2006 chapter 2). They did this by enforcing rules to the prisoners. They had prisoners productively being active in labor, instead of sitting around as they did in the old prisons and jails (Foster, B (2006 chapter 2).
Drug use in prison is one of the main problems they face. They not only try to catch inmates with drugs, but also decide on whether and inmate really needs them for a certain illness they may have. Another problem correctional officers have is trying to find skilled help actually willing to work with the inmates. Finding staff to do this kind of job is hard work and time consuming, but once the job is complete, it is all worth it in the
Punishing people who commit crime is the job of the prosecution lawyer; they attempt to put the violators behind bars (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T., 2012). Rehabilitating those that have committed crimes is also the responsibility of the corrections. During their stay in the jails/prison, the violators can be subject to programs to help reform them to be productive citizens once they get out of jail/prison (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T.,
The Precautions, Steps, and Measures Taken to Control Gangs and Security Threat Groups in Prison Andrew Cyr Western New England College Abstract In prison it is understood that there is violence and unruly conduct due to the very nature of being incarcerated. Because of anti-social behavior and actions of inmates prison becomes a society within itself. This paper focuses primarily on gang violence in prison and the procedure and methods used by correctional officers to limit the amount of violence by these gangs. Also, juvenile gang control and the future of gang violence in prison will be discussed. The Precautions, Steps, and Measures Taken to Control Gangs and Security Threat Groups in Prison Overview Gangs in America have multiplied at such an extreme that even the smallest counties have reported some forms of gang activity in their communities.
Recruitment is a continually evolving system that targets youth in many cases, with a focused message catering to their insecurities. Prison gangs have a surprisingly complex political system of hierarchy. Meticulous ways of communication are developed and spread throughout the various groups. From banging against the bars in specific patterns to micro writing on paper that is hidden in body cavities, communication is a vital part of how a prison gang functions. Gangs function with the methodology of creating strategic allies that will help them further their own destructive agendas.
Introduction Life in prison is tough so prison inmates form gangs in order to protect their interests. The philosophy of prison gangs is simple. When people unite, they are better able to protect themselves. This is the underlying belief which precipitates the formation of prison gangs. Each of the prison gangs that is in existence has a reason for being.