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Scenario Development

Shakera Springs

Southern New Hampshire University

A research on a real world scenario

Major and essential issues of imprisonment

Prisons are different from jails on basis that the inmates serve longer sentences. The offenders that get imprisoned are the ones that have committed repeated or very serious crimes. The prisons’ are separated through function basis as well as through classifications of inmates. Prison types include: Intake facilities; processing centers where inmates, receive medical examinations, orientation, and psychological assessment. Community facilities; include halfway houses, prerelease centers, work farms, low-security programs for inmates that are not violent. Minimum security prisons are for the inmates serving short sentences. Medium security prisons and maximum security are for prisoners with history of violence (David, 2003).

Maximum security prisons are most restrictive prisons and are set aside for violent inmates and inmates posing highest risks on security. There are also Multi-use prisons that serve inmates of diverse security classifications. it is generally used in the States with lesser prison populations. Specialty prisons are for inmates that have special needs, like people that have mental illness, HIV/AIDS, or are physically disabled.

Most of the prisoners are greatly depressed. Prisons are majorly harsh, violent, and psychologically destructive environments; imprisoned people live in an environment that is depersonalizing as well as dehumanizing. Furthermore, the social stigma that is associated with imprisonment combined with depersonalizing effects results in a sense of powerlessness, and hopelessness. Prisoners greatly go through internalized disgrace and guilt. Due to this prisoners abuse drugs, suffer mental disorders, hence lacking the aspired treatment goal.

Ethical considerations

Treatment in prison setting varies greatly depending on the setting and the intensity of the program. On the most powerful end of the continuum, the TC is a healing model that tries to create a day to day treatment environment that incorporates community, counseling, work, and education behavior. In an ideal world, the program actions take place but not in the general prison population. This type f treatment should be incorporated in the prison treatment if the inmates ate to reverse their behaviors and become good citizens (Andrew, 2006).

Less severe treatment plans can simply give counseling, education, and similar treatment services in a way similar to the outpatient programs. Inmates should live with the general population and be granted assignments or arrangements for services. For instance, they can be given a weekly or individual therapy, monthly group therapy, or both treatments with also self-help activities. This will be ethical since he inmates will be taught and helped to deal with their shortcomings in a more humane way. Being allowed to live with people will boost their confidence and they could develop desire for change.

Vocational and educational training is also very crucial. In addition to the attention to behavioral and psychosocial, educational and vocational training is a critical measurement that helps the offenders become more responsible employees, family members, and community members. The gaining of skills like basic literacy and life skills can increase employment chances hence improves self-esteem. Such development can keep inmates from going back to old ways of life. These are the best ways to consider ethics in the life of prisons. With proper ethical considerations, then imprisonment will no longer be horrifying, it will be a treatment (Foucoult, 2009.

References

Foucault, M. (2009). Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison, Vintage Books, New York

David, R. (2005). Prisongate: The Shocking State of Britain’s Prisons and the Need for Visionary Change by Paperback

Andrew, C.(2006). A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management,

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Good thoughts. Difficult situation. Look at existing research - what do we know so far? What do we still need to know? Will your theory fill the gaps in knowledge? Think of a specific real-life experience, in the news perhaps to which you can apply your unique theory. I look forward to reviewing the finished product!