This interview was conducted with the help of my father, Clarence. He is a corrections officer and was before I was born. This interview is to show you what some Official Correctors offer every day and how they deal with it. Rosa: You enjoy your line work or there are days when you want to […]
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The topic of ethics in criminal justice has become more important over the last decade as concerns about coercive accountability and increased public authority have prompted ethical questions about the actions of those who exercise power over citizens. The subject of criminal justice ethics does not only involve those who work with the general population. […]
There is not much left to punish the prisoners when they are in isolated cells, so the guards came up with bread made from flour, yeast, crushed potatoes and carrots. About 300 to 400 prisoners of Paris are fed (with a portion of raw cabbage) as their only diet. In New York, the state Supreme […]
What were the foundations of corrections over the past two centuries? During the 19th century an offender experienced physical pain and torture as punishment for committing crimes. Corporal punishment was often used and most of the time punishments were carried out in the public. The purpose was retributive, to deter others, and to humiliate the […]