Week 5 discussion

Discuss Scenario 2 found in “You’re the
Correctional Administrator,” on page 321 of the text. Discuss the actual extent
to which inmate-on-inmate, inmate-on-staff, and staff-on-inmate violence
occurs. Describe methods by which this problem can be handled. Also discuss the
types of programs and policies that fail to handle such problems. Then explain
why violent crimes by inmates and parolees continue despite all efforts to
limit such events.

Dq2

Discuss Scenario 2 found in “You’re the
Correctional Administrator,” on page 360 of the text. Discuss the importance of
assessing prison security threats. Identify the criteria commonly used to make
this assessment, both at the state and federal levels, and then evaluate the
success of these efforts by prison officials.

Week 6 discussion

Discuss Scenario 1 found in “You’re the
Correctional Administrator,” on page 387 of the text. Discuss the underlying
nature of various successful inmate reentry programs. Identify the
characteristics of two or more successful programs and other programs found to
be less than successful. Analyze the commonly reported reasons as to why
reentry or aftercare programs do not meet the system’s expectations. Then
present your model prison program and explain why you feel this program is
likely to work where others have failed.

DQ2

Discuss Scenario 1 found
in “You’re the Correctional Administrator,” on pages 419 and 420 of the text.
Discuss the aging prison inmate population and the likely costs associated with
a population cohort that, on average, ages more rapidly due to prison life than
does the general population. In your discussion, address the relevance of a
compassionate release alternative for older inmates with health problems to cut
medical care costs for the prison. In this discussion, make reference to
already established programs that utilize such an approach to help decrease the
cost of medical services associated with an aging prison population.