This explains why not all guards behaved in such a manner. Wanting revenge is an important factor, as these prisoners had killed fellow US soldiers who may have been close friends to the guards. Guards may have felt that the humiliation that the prisoners were subjected to was a more suitable punishment for their behaviour, and would ‘teach them a lesson’. Deindividuation and helplessness of the situation also have to be taken into account, as anyone put in the conditions and stress that soldiers are under may behave differently, not forgetting their job requires dehumanisation to enable them to be able to carry out orders they are given. This theory was based upon mainly male subjects and therefore it cannot be assumed that findings can be applied to the whole population, as there are obvious differences between male and female behaviours when considering aggression.
Labeling theory involving Gangs There is a separation that is prevalent in today’s society between the rich and the poor. People who are born rich are able to commit crimes and avoid the punishment that follows, while the poor must face full punishment of the law and have few if any rights when it comes to formal sanctions of law enforcement. When you think of a gang more than likely, you do not think of a large group of close friends but rather a group of people who are menaces to society who carry guns, sell drugs, and cause havoc and violence in many different types of neighborhood’s. This is why we will investigate in further detail the labels that are placed on gangs using labeling theory and the effects it has on their social interactions. A sociologist by the name of Walter Miller did a study where he interviewed law enforcement personnel and social service professionals who dealt with youth gangs.
The message is clear – the gang is here.” . Lastly gangs use intimidation to demonstrate their power “The gangs do not dominate life here but there are many people in this city - and across the country - who live in fear of teenagers in black.”This is also shown by Golding when Jack forms his own tribe all the boys are easily identifiable by the blood of the pigs painted on there face "They understand only too well the liberation into savagery that the concealing paint brought". Just as the trackies hide the gangsters from the police the paint hides the boys from seeing the savages they have become.Jack and the hunters do a similar ritual as graffiti when they offer the pigs head to the beast “the head is for the
Drug dealers and gang bangers (members of urban street gangs) are hated by society, but they occupy positions of importance and power in the cellblocks. Even strong-arm rapists who sexually assault other inmates are grudgingly admired in prison for their ability to dominate the weak (Hassine). Prisoners claim that an inmate code (or a set of values and beliefs distinctive to prisons) binds this subculture together. This code is the unofficial rule book for the informal organization of inmates. In particular, the code depicts prison as a chaotic, violent, and predatory jungle; inmates call penitentiaries gladiator schools, where only the strong survive (Abbott).
Shaming is an Effective Punishment Shaming is a relatively new punishment to the criminal justice system in the United States, which means that the crime is dealt with by making he/she feel ashamed of his/her behavior and makes the perpetrator aware of his wrong doing, thus making the perpetrator feel that he must act appropriately in society or he/she will be more degrading to himself and to his family. In the world today public shaming makes convicted felons think twice about their actions. “Have you no shame, sir or maddam?” Well, convicted criminals who face public shaming do. “Steal from your employer in Wisconsin and you might be ordered to wear a sandwich board proclaiming your offense” (Kahan, 530). In some states public shaming is in effect as criminals chose public shaming as a punishment or jail.
Cases of juveniles being abused both physically and sexually as well as the suffering they endure in adult prisons have been rampant in the world today. Luck of proper facilities, information and law enforcement officers being left at their own discretion to decide on where to hold a minor when they are arrested have largely contributed to this problem. The question that everybody asks is how do you handle underage criminals who are a threat to public safety without exposing them to more harm? Statistics show that majority of the victims who commit suicides in jail are underage. As much as jails are meant to correct bad behaviors, there is a loophole when it comes to distinction between juvenile and adult jail.
The purpose of this essay is to get the readers to understand that police brutality is not okay! It needs to stop, its only making situations worst. Its making a lot of people not feel safe or trust the police. Police officers abuse their powers way to much and get away with it. There are kids out there that play cops and robbers it makes them so happy because they get to put a person in jail like a real cop.
Society is safer but not these prisons and jails. These criminals are going to go right to prison, fight, have wars and kill each other. That is a whole other problem in itself. Additionally, Correctional officers are more at risk for danger because they must monitor all of these Inmates. More stress, chaos, and contact among inmates and staff.
The very people whose job is to protect society will deceive people to make illegal money. The politicians that society elects are no better than the corrupt police officers when he or she takes payoffs from organized crime group. Television programs have made me think about organized crime groups as only large groups that make big money. The neighborhood gang is an organized crime group that disrupts the neighborhood and has no respect for members of the community. Movies like American Gangster made me more interested in learning about organized crime groups.
Police officers around the country know this is the case, they know they can abuse their power and get away with it. How can we stop officers from getting away with crimes against citizens, some which aren’t alive to defend their case. Why doesn’t our country know about police brutality like they do 9/11? Why do the police hide news when it is negative towards