Corrections chapter 6 ppt

Links to the Past
 The Big House
 1940s-50s, average population 2,500 inmates per
institution
 Mostly white inmates, few treatment
programs, custody as primary goal
 1960s-70s
 Correctional institutions
 Rehabilitation model, treatment programs with
counselors and teachers

The Goals of Incarceration
 Crime Control
 Incarceration
 Diverse prison population
 Drug-related and violent criminals

The Goals of Incarceration
 Custodial Model
 Incapacitation
 Deterrence
 Retribution
 Rehabilitation Model
 Treatment
 Reintegration Model
 Community supervision

Discussion Question
Discuss if all three models of incarceration can
be implemented at once. Why or why not?

Prison Systems
 All 50 states and federal government operate
prisons
 1,292 confinement facilities
 92% under state authority
 283 private facilities
 Largest number in the South 47%
 20% in Midwest
 18.5% West
 14.5% North

Discussion Question
What if your home state decided to release 50%
of its inmates early of their scheduled
release, over a 16 month cycle, due to
overcrowding and budget problems. The first
inmates released early would be first time
drug offenders, followed by non-violent
offenders and repeat non-violent/drug
offenders? Would you support or oppose this
move? Why?

Prison Systems
 The Federal Prison System- created by
congress in 1930
 Bureau of Prisons
 38,000 employees
 219,000 inmates
 119 institutions
 22 residential reentry management offices

Prison Systems
 Federal crimes
 Bank robbery
 Extortion
 Mail fraud
 Arson
 Drugs

Prison Systems
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Prison Systems
 State Prison Systems
 Administered by executive branch of
government
 Warden or superintendent
 Differ by size, type, and location
 Nearly 390,000 employees, 68% correctional
officers
 Recidivists and violent offenders

The Design and Classification
of Prisons
 Today’s Designs
 The radial design—East State Penitentiary
 The telephone pole design
 The courtyard style
 The campus style

of Prisons

of Prisons
 The Location of Prisons
 Rural areas
 Isolate offenders
 Farms
 Cheap land
 NIMBY
 Economic impact

Discussion Question
Regardless of race, what are some obvious
issues which arise when rural prison guards
are responsible for urban prison inmates?

of Prisons
 The Classification of Prisons
 Maximum-security prison
 Medium-security prison
 Minimum-security prison
 Super-max prison
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of Prisons
 Private Prisons
 Expanded in recent decades
 Big business
 Controversial
 Philosophical questions

Incarceration Trends

 Explaining Prison Population Trends
 Increased arrests and more likely incarceration
 Tougher sentencing
 Prison construction
 The war on drugs
 State and local politics

 Public Policy Trends
 Incarceration of more offenders for longer
periods of time
 Increased law enforcement and prosecution
spending
 Mandatory-sentencing laws
 Truth-in-sentencing requirements
 Enhanced drug law enforcement
 Tough parole policies

 Dealing with Crowded Prisons
 Null strategy- doing nothing
 Construction strategy- building more prisons to
meet the demands of prison space
 Reserve prison space for violent offenders
 Intermediate sanctions
 “Backdoor strategies”
 Parole
 Work release
 Good time

Discussion Question
Discuss which strategy would be most effective
for dealing with overcrowding in prisons?
Why?

Does Incarceration Pay?
 Opponents
 Incarceration not warranted
 Unintended consequences
 Supporters
 Reduced crime rate
 Most inmates commit serious crimes

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