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Correctional Staff Management and Prisoner Rights

For the unit 5 Discussion Board post you must address the following issues:

The Subculture

Discuss the correctional officer subculture and why this subculture exists. What impact might this subculture have on corrections?

The suggested keywords below can be tried on the Find page of this guide or in the Library database ProQuest. 

  • prison subcultures
  • correctional officer prison subculture
  • correctional officer subculture

Inmate Rights

What are some differences between the rights and privileges for inmates? Be sure to provide examples when possible. What are some potential issues of interpretation of rights (Constitutional and otherwise) in correctional facilities? For example, how accommodating should a correctional facility be in allowing an inmate to practice his or her religion? Justify your reasoning and support your claims with at least one outside source.

The suggested keywords below can be tried on the Find page of this guide or in the Library database ProQuest.

  • inmate rights
  • prisoner rights
  • privileges of inmates