CCJS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Black Market, Prison Rape Elimination Act Of 2003

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 100
• Professor: Justine Madoo

Document Summary

Chapter 11: incarceration and prison society: 3 models of incarceration. >>assumes prisoners have been incarcerated for the purpose of incapacitation, deterrence, or retribution. Rehabilitation model emphasizes treatment programs to help prisoners address the personal problems and issues that led them to commit crimes. >>treatment programs still exist, but few prisons conform to this model today. Governing a good prison provides as much order (absence of group/individual misconduct), amenity (anything that enhances the comfort of the inmates), and service (programs designed to improve the lives of inmates) as possible. Factors that make governing prisons different from administering other public institutions. >>the strength of inmate leadership: situations in which the use of force by officers to inmates is legally acceptable. Defense of third parties (an inmate or another officer) Upholding prison rules if an inmate refuses to obey prison rules, officers may need to use force to maintain safety and security.