Institutional tactics - rule making Flashcards
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what is rule making?
The Incentives and Earned Privileges system, which was introduced in 1995, is an essential tool of prison management.
It promotes conforming behaviour through rational choice.
Enabling people to earn benefits in exchange for responsible behaviour encourages prisoners to engage with sentence planning and ensures a more disciplined and controlled environment which is safer for staff and prisoners.
Other outcomes include a reduced risk of self-harm and improved staff-prisoner relationships. (The Prison Reform Trust).
what is each prisoners incentive level based on?
keeping to the rules
taking part in work and other activities
showing a commitment to rehabilitation
helping other prisoners or staff
what are 3 examples of incentives available?
spend more of their money
get more visits from family and friends
earn more money
have a TV in their cell
wear their own clothes
spend more time outside of their cell.
They can also have these things taken away if they do not follow the rules.
summarise 3 levels of incentives with example?
Basic level: for those prisoners who have not abided by the behaviour principles. Those on ‘Basic’ level it means can only have certain things that the law says they must have, like some letters and visits.
Standard level: for those prisoners who adequately abide by the behaviour principles, demonstrating the types of behaviour required. They may be allowed more visits and letters and may be allowed to have a TV in their cell and to spend more of their money.
Enhanced level: for those prisoners who exceed Standard level by abiding by the behaviour principles and demonstrating the required types of behaviour to a consistently high standard, including good attendance and attitude at activities and education/work and interventions.
‘Enhanced’ it means they can have even more extra things. For example, may be allowed to wear own clothes, have more visits, a TV in cell, or to spend more of their money.
how often are incentives reviewed?
Basic level: reviewed after the first 7 days and then at least every 28 days after that.
Standard level or above: reviewed at least once per year.
Incentive level can also be reviewed if something serious happens.
what should prisoners not do?
Behaving in a way that could offend, threaten or hurt someone else.
Stop prison staff from doing their jobs.
Causing damage to the prison
Ignore the instructions of prison staff.
what are the punishments if the prisons rules are broken?
You could get a caution.
Your privileges (such as having a TV in your cell) could be removed from you for up to 42 days.
Up to 84 days’ worth of any money you earn could be stopped.
You could be locked in a cell by yourself away from other prisoners for up to 35 days. This is call cellular confinement.
how does it achieve social control?
Encourages desired behaviour.
Prisoners behave in order to gain certain rewards.
