I kind of already knew a lot of this information because I took other classes on the side and I’m a nerd for research. However, I found this class extremely informative. What I liked the most was how each chapter was briefly explained and not 40-50 pages per chapter. In particular, I found punishment in the Middle Ages quite disturbing. They would conduct executions, whippings and mutilations. The thought of that’s seems so barbaric and inhumane. These types of actions prove that the ones enforcing punishment in the Middle Ages are just as bad as the ones they were punishing. I’m even against capital punishment that is occasionally enforced today in America. Some claim that capital punishment is a deterrent, but that can be argued. The good sign is death row executions are declining. According to Masci (2016), 17 inmates were executed in the year 2016. It’s a low number, but even just one is concerning to me. I also wasn’t aware of the Supermax security prison located in Florence, Colorado until I read the text book American Corrections.
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What I found concerning was the negative influences a supermax prison can cause on the correctional staff such as emotional tension, dehumanizing architecture and degrading rituals (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). However, it is important to have a supermax prison because there are people out there that are extremely dangerous, even more dangerous than the common criminal. It can be extremely upsetting to see an individual so broken to the point that they have no regard for human life anymore. There are less than a 1000 of them there, so I don’t see it as a big concern in comparison to drug offenders that are stockpiling in prison and jail by the day. A few other informative notes caught my attention. Firstly, the first juvenile court was established during the Progressive era and that the first reform school was in New York. In addition, males are more likely going to commit violent crimes, such as arson while females are more likely to violate curfew, run away or incorrigibility. I never knew about Day reporting centers and how it has helped decrease the jail and prison populations until I took this course (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). I also wasn’t aware of the stress parole officers have to truly go through such as high caseloads, resistant clients and burdensome paperwork. In addition, probation is administered locally and that the probation officer can visit the probationer’s workplace. Most importantly, they have to help the inmates find a job, fulfill restitution and successfully pursue an education and job training such as vocational schools (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). In addition, probation officers are the ones that prepare presentence reports, so during my free time I studied more on those. I am most likely going to be a parole or probation officer therefore this information was helpful. I ‘m sort of what you call a history buff, so minor historical facts capture my attention from time to time. For example, how jails used be called gaols and how people used to serve 15-25 years for selling 2 ounces of cannabis. According to our required textbook American Corrections, it states that women are more likely to face obesity in comparison to men in prison (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). However, I visited five
What I found concerning was the negative influences a supermax prison can cause on the correctional staff such as emotional tension, dehumanizing architecture and degrading rituals (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). However, it is important to have a supermax prison because there are people out there that are extremely dangerous, even more dangerous than the common criminal. It can be extremely upsetting to see an individual so broken to the point that they have no regard for human life anymore. There are less than a 1000 of them there, so I don’t see it as a big concern in comparison to drug offenders that are stockpiling in prison and jail by the day. A few other informative notes caught my attention. Firstly, the first juvenile court was established during the Progressive era and that the first reform school was in New York. In addition, males are more likely going to commit violent crimes, such as arson while females are more likely to violate curfew, run away or incorrigibility. I never knew about Day reporting centers and how it has helped decrease the jail and prison populations until I took this course (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). I also wasn’t aware of the stress parole officers have to truly go through such as high caseloads, resistant clients and burdensome paperwork. In addition, probation is administered locally and that the probation officer can visit the probationer’s workplace. Most importantly, they have to help the inmates find a job, fulfill restitution and successfully pursue an education and job training such as vocational schools (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). In addition, probation officers are the ones that prepare presentence reports, so during my free time I studied more on those. I am most likely going to be a parole or probation officer therefore this information was helpful. I ‘m sort of what you call a history buff, so minor historical facts capture my attention from time to time. For example, how jails used be called gaols and how people used to serve 15-25 years for selling 2 ounces of cannabis. According to our required textbook American Corrections, it states that women are more likely to face obesity in comparison to men in prison (Krisberg, Marchionna, & Hartney, 2014). However, I visited five