CJ 2430 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Balance Theory
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Organization that is developed for a specific reason to enforce rules or achieve goals. The clients they have, do not have a choice to be there. People can decide to go to a restaurant, but inmates cannot decide to be in prison. Involuntary clients have a hard time with compliance. Gaining compliance in exchange for material resources. Getting paid encourages you to work your job. Perfect attendance rewards encourage you to come to school often. Obtaining compliance through threat of or the use of physical force. An employee should have one supervisor - one person to report to. How orders trickle down - the warden tells 2 people, they tell 2 people, etc. until everyone knows. Runs the facility, but has a boss. Worked in prison for a while, moved way up. Manage and supervise inmates all day long. People who oversee the prisoners that take care of labor. Mood in prison where minor infractions are tolerated.