CRJ303: Corrections: Prison Life and Strategies to Reduce Recidivism
This document analyzes prison life and discusses strategies for reducing recidivism rates.
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Prison Life and Strategies to Reduce Recidivism
Sandy Diaz (Echon)
CRJ303: Corrections
Instructor: Scott Axton
July 26, 2012
Analyze the experiences of prison life and evaluate strategies to reduce recidivism within U.S.
correctional systems. In your analysis, consider the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, the
impact of prison conditions, and policy implications. Support your arguments with relevant
research and case studies. (Word Count: 1500-2000 words)
Prison Life and Strategies to Reduce Recidivism
Sandy Diaz (Echon)
CRJ303: Corrections
Instructor: Scott Axton
July 26, 2012
Analyze the experiences of prison life and evaluate strategies to reduce recidivism within U.S.
correctional systems. In your analysis, consider the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, the
impact of prison conditions, and policy implications. Support your arguments with relevant
research and case studies. (Word Count: 1500-2000 words)
Prison Life 2
Prison Life and Strategies to Reduce Recidivism
Introduction
All societies in the world acknowledge the fundamental role that prisons and jails play in
ensuring that law breakers receive the punishment they deserve. At the same time, prisons offer
the offenders an opportunity to reform and become better people in the society. In the United
States, an estimated two million inmates are housed in jails and prisons of the country. Statistics
indicate that a large percentage of these prisoners are comprised of people who have been
imprisoned in the past, as well as, those who have not been inmates in the past.
The issue of prison conditions and the impacts they have on the future lives of inmates
has attracted significant interest in the American society. One of the most important trends in the
U.S justice system is that out of 600, 000 inmates that are released from prison each year, about
two-thirds end up being rearrested after three years (Chen & Shapiro, 2007). In this respect, the
objective of this paper is to discuss prison life and strategies that can be adopted in prisons to
reduce recidivism.
Analysis of the Purposes for Prisons in the U.S Justice System
The correctional facilities in the U.S are principally meant to ensure that the sentences
that have been prescribed by the Courts on offenders are implemented to the letter. Nevertheless,
correctional administrators in the modern correctional facilities have been enlightened in that
they recognize a broader responsibility and mission of prisons. Protecting the society from
criminal acts by offenders serves as the complete mission of corrections in the U.S justice
system. In order to accomplish this mission, prisons have to use a combination of strategies for
surveillance and control of offenders, in addition to rehabilitative and treatment services. At the
Prison Life and Strategies to Reduce Recidivism
Introduction
All societies in the world acknowledge the fundamental role that prisons and jails play in
ensuring that law breakers receive the punishment they deserve. At the same time, prisons offer
the offenders an opportunity to reform and become better people in the society. In the United
States, an estimated two million inmates are housed in jails and prisons of the country. Statistics
indicate that a large percentage of these prisoners are comprised of people who have been
imprisoned in the past, as well as, those who have not been inmates in the past.
The issue of prison conditions and the impacts they have on the future lives of inmates
has attracted significant interest in the American society. One of the most important trends in the
U.S justice system is that out of 600, 000 inmates that are released from prison each year, about
two-thirds end up being rearrested after three years (Chen & Shapiro, 2007). In this respect, the
objective of this paper is to discuss prison life and strategies that can be adopted in prisons to
reduce recidivism.
Analysis of the Purposes for Prisons in the U.S Justice System
The correctional facilities in the U.S are principally meant to ensure that the sentences
that have been prescribed by the Courts on offenders are implemented to the letter. Nevertheless,
correctional administrators in the modern correctional facilities have been enlightened in that
they recognize a broader responsibility and mission of prisons. Protecting the society from
criminal acts by offenders serves as the complete mission of corrections in the U.S justice
system. In order to accomplish this mission, prisons have to use a combination of strategies for
surveillance and control of offenders, in addition to rehabilitative and treatment services. At the
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University
Arizona State University
Subject
Criminal Justice