“Social structural perspective is a sociological perspective that emphasizes how a person’s social location in society influences their behavior” (Fuller, John, 2011). In this case regarding the Pelican Bay Prison, the location (the prison) causes the prisoners to develop more criminological tendencies and behavior. Gangs, in general, cause an individual to become more deviant and violent. This video supports the idea of social structure theory due to the environment changing the individual, and them being content with the lifestyle. Members of gangs enter the prison to be a part of an even bigger organization, and to gain the skills they need to have an even larger contribution within the gang
Correctional facilities at their peak Prisons are establishments in which people who have committed a sort of crime are physically confined and, in the majority of the cases, deprived of personal freedom. Originally, as quoted from a TIME's article in 1982, prisons were described as monkish salvation establishments, later reformed periodically to reformatories, then correctional centers and rehabilitation facilities, where monkish behavior was required from the prisoners. This of course meant for the prisoners, regardless of their opinion, to be forcefully adapted to a peace and quiet environment which with a given amount of time, they would learn to express. Yet, crimes have become harsh as time goes by and some considered as immensely immoral and out of
Every individual has their own impression and ideas as to how a law breaking individual should be treated in prison and after being released from prison. Many believe that there should be a permanent stigma and others believe that they should simply serve their time in prison. I believe that when the time is served that the individual has done their part. However, if the individual has done a sexually inappropriate crime I do believe that they should be permanently l labeled for societies
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Try to change the behaviors of those they know are still committing crime that can lead others to this life in prison. But for some it does not matter what type of program they are in or standing in front of the judge telling them they have two strikes. Habitual offenders will continue to go through the system and end up overcrowding them because they just do not care, about their life or anyone else’s. So the “three strike law or habitual offender” needs to be tuff on crime and those who continue to abuse the
The prisons in America seem to cause more problems than assistance in today's society. The country's penal system is overcrowded, expensive, and some argue that is ineffective as well as inefficient. The costs to staff and support these facilities increase dramatically every year. Prisons, which are supposed to be correctional facilities, are currently filled with violence and hostility. These institutions are created to control crime by deterrence, incapacitating criminals, which protects society from potentially dangerous criminals, but it is hard to tell if this is being
Giving convicted drug offenders the ability to be a better part of society when they are released. One option is to offer college, education, or trade programs for convicted drug offenders so that when they are released they have a better chance of rehabilitation and are less likely to return to prison or like institutions. Prisoners--who are less likely to have completed high school or obtained a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) than the general population--typically enter prison with an educational disadvantage. In fact, there is a direct correlation between a lack of education and the probability of incarceration" (Colgan). An alternative option is for government programs to offer tax relief to companies and business owners that would consider hiring convicted drug offenders.
Even leaving abuse of power aside, the principal discomfort of prison is crowding, an issue serious enough to now cause reforms in prisoners’ sentencing, and interventions in court (Bonta, et al. 350). Limited space, including noise level and the duration of exposure has been known to cause stress, anxiety, and
This can easily affect those within the building. You also can run into issue with things like food service, sanitation facilities, air quality, and availability of recreation and rehabilitation programs. With these concerns you begin to see changes with inmates, prison guards, workers where they are stressed because of the over-crowding. Prison guards begin to get out numbered, workers are unsafe with large amounts of convicts, and also inmates themselves are angered and begin to get violent (Tartaro, C, 2008). So with over-crowding, extra man power is needed especially with prison guards, medical staff, prison workers, and sanitation workers.
Capital punishment should be a tool used on many serious felons instead of life in jail. Capital punishment would lower crime rates and subsequently lower overcrowding in our prisons. Also, United States prisons cost taxpayers an exorbitant amount of money to fund and keep running. The number of inmates in jails today has steadily increased