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Corrections (Doing Time (How to decrease prison violence? (Reducing…
Corrections
Doing Time
Who is in prison?
Majority are male, high school graduate, between the ages of 20-49, and are in for violent crimes
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Classification
Based upon:
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Age
Ageing out - the older you get, the less likely you are to commit a crime (risk aversion)
Elderly Inmates
Increased cost due to medical needs, security needs
Average cost is $69,000 per year (about 3x cost of younger inmate)
Approximately 152,000 inmates over age 55
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Prison Proper
Inmate Code
Created within prison?
Don't snitch, don't rat out, don't tell
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Incarceration and Prison
Goals of Incarceration
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Reintegration Model
"from the time they step in the door, we are preparing them for the moment they step outside the door"
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Use of Force
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Defense of another
When an officer doesn't rush in to break up a fight, it's because they don't have the necessary tools to break it up or they are "out-gunned"
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