Week 5 discussion Public Information Officer (graded) Discuss Scenario 2 found in “You’re the Correctional Administrator,” on page 321 of the text. Discuss the actual extent to which...

Week 5 discussion

Public Information Officer (graded)

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

Prison Security Threat Groups

(graded)

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

Model Prison Programs

(graded)

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

Medical Services Budget

(graded)

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.