Crime and Criminal Justice: Concepts and Controversies
Second Edition
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the historical significance of prisons and their influence on today’s institutions
- Discuss how jails are similar to and different from prisons
- Compare the differences between federal, state, private, and military prisons
- Identify the different security levels of prison institutions
- Discuss how issues such as racial disproportionality, overcrowding, and prison misconduct impact the management of prisons
- Discuss how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Bill of Rights for inmates
- Identify the challenges that correctional officers face on the job