Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process
Third Edition
Learning Objectives
As a result of reading this chapter, you will be able to
- Describe the deprivations, effects, and process of prisonization caused by places of confinement
- Explain the conditions of regular and solitary confinement, particularly as found in supermax prisons
- Review the general duties of correctional staff members, particularly wardens and correctional officers
- Describe the unique challenges posed for prison governance by sexual violence, drugs, gangs, and riots, as well as by female, mentally ill, and elderly inmates
- Describe some important measures that can be taken to assist with inmates’ reentry and aftercare
- Describe several major federal court decisions that greatly expanded prisoners’ rights