inmates (Wright et al., 2011). A study that was examining the remands of England and Wales suggested three techniques to lower the number of individuals that are in custody (Hough, Jacobson, Player, Roberts, & Robottom, 2010). Suggested that there should be improvement of identifying who are at a lower risk of reoffending, improve systems to protect the community from violent offenders, and tolerate high levels of individuals who pose a great risk that are awaiting court hearings (Hough et al., 2010). Authors Austin, Clear, Duster, Greenberg, Irwin, & McCoy (2007) stated three ways they believe that would reduce prison overcrowding. Austin et al., (2007) believed that by reducing time served in prison, stop using prison as a means for putting
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The methods mentioned will be discussed more individually in the paper.
Expanding or building a New Prison The most popular strategy to reduce overcrowding looks at rebuilding prisons or adding on to them. Adding more capacity to prisons helps accommodates the growing capacity of offenders (Pitts et al., 2013). There have been several attempts to reduce prison overcrowding; one attempt was to expand prisons so they have a bigger capacity to hold inmates. It seems like a good idea expanding or building prisons meaning more room for inmates and less overcrowding, unfortunately the cost and the “Not in my back yard” phenomenon made it difficult to expand or build new prisons (Miller, 2008). The “not in my back yard” (NIMBYism) phenomenon deals with not wanting a prison built into a neighborhood because of the fear that property value may go down and the fear that minorities and their families would move and occupy the community (Bonds, 2013). Individuals that were opposed to having a prison either expanded or built in their neighborhood worried that it would be an open door to allow drug …show more content…
Boot camps were created in the 1990s to help lower the rate of youth offenders and crime. As the name suggests boot camps are structured like basic training in the military, physical training, discipline, and strenuous labor (Demuro, 2008). When the idea of boot camps surfaced there was no research if boot camps would be effective to deter youth and lower the crime rates (Demuro, 2008). Although boot camps are meant for juvenile offenders there are some adult boot camps as well. Adult boot camps are similarly structured; they are designed in a way to mentally and physically challenge the inmates and push them beyond their limit (Demuro, 2008). Inmates are placed in one large room, sometimes it can be 100 inmates sharing one big room, and drill instructors would watch them closely without hesitation. Inmates also experience loss of sleep and are required to do random urinalysis testing and if are sent back to prison if they fail the testing (Demuro,
The methods mentioned will be discussed more individually in the paper.
Expanding or building a New Prison The most popular strategy to reduce overcrowding looks at rebuilding prisons or adding on to them. Adding more capacity to prisons helps accommodates the growing capacity of offenders (Pitts et al., 2013). There have been several attempts to reduce prison overcrowding; one attempt was to expand prisons so they have a bigger capacity to hold inmates. It seems like a good idea expanding or building prisons meaning more room for inmates and less overcrowding, unfortunately the cost and the “Not in my back yard” phenomenon made it difficult to expand or build new prisons (Miller, 2008). The “not in my back yard” (NIMBYism) phenomenon deals with not wanting a prison built into a neighborhood because of the fear that property value may go down and the fear that minorities and their families would move and occupy the community (Bonds, 2013). Individuals that were opposed to having a prison either expanded or built in their neighborhood worried that it would be an open door to allow drug …show more content…
Boot camps were created in the 1990s to help lower the rate of youth offenders and crime. As the name suggests boot camps are structured like basic training in the military, physical training, discipline, and strenuous labor (Demuro, 2008). When the idea of boot camps surfaced there was no research if boot camps would be effective to deter youth and lower the crime rates (Demuro, 2008). Although boot camps are meant for juvenile offenders there are some adult boot camps as well. Adult boot camps are similarly structured; they are designed in a way to mentally and physically challenge the inmates and push them beyond their limit (Demuro, 2008). Inmates are placed in one large room, sometimes it can be 100 inmates sharing one big room, and drill instructors would watch them closely without hesitation. Inmates also experience loss of sleep and are required to do random urinalysis testing and if are sent back to prison if they fail the testing (Demuro,