SOC 3740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Invisibility, Penitentiary Act, Mootness

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3740
• Professor: C Yule

Document Summary

Priso(cid:374)s ha(cid:448)e (cid:374)o (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol o(cid:448)er (cid:449)ho is ad(cid:373)itted or ho(cid:449) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) are ad(cid:373)itted (cid:271)(cid:455)t the(cid:455) are accountable for how prisoners are treated. Three issues: prison misconducts/punishments, black prisoners are over-represented in numbers pf misconducts -> particularly where officers are able to use more discretion, black prisoners are more likely to receive segregation, use of force by staff, conspiracy of silence. Incomplete and inconsistent records: early release for adult inmates, lack of knowledge and linguistic barriers (e. g. whites over represented in temporary absence applications but white and black applications are equally successful) Attitude, demeanor, and lack of respect black inmates. Harsher punishment regardless of what the offence was. Proportion of aboriginal people under federal sentence is growing rapidly (since 2005, the federal inmate population increased overall by 2,203 offenders (or 17. 5%) Aboriginal people comprise 23% of the total incarcerated population, but just 4% of. Provincial variation: the prairies region how manages 51% of the national aboriginal offender population.