Flashcards in G543 - Imprisonment - Haney And Zimbardo (summarising Changes) Deck (12)
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1
What concept was discredited and what did they replace it with?
The concept of rehabilitation. Replaced with the idea that criminals deserve punishment
2
What was introduced which meant that there was no possibility of parole?
Rigid sentencing
3
What has escalated in the USA?
Building of new prisons
4
What does the USA do more than any other modern nation?
Imprisons people
5
What was the 2008 prison population in the USA?
2 million
6
What type of bias is there in the prison population?
Racial
7
What % of African-American men made up the prison population? However what % of African American men represent the general population?
48%, 6%
8
What was over represented as a result of Reagan's war on drugs?
Drug offences
9
What % of drug offences did black male inmates make up? And black female inmates? And white defendants?
64% 71% 12%
10
What does the introduction of the 'supermax' prison cell emphasise?
A dis positional explanation of crime
11
What are people categorised as? Instead of looking at what?
Problem prisoners instead of looking at the context of the situation
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