Key Assignment 1

Phase 4 Discussion Board Tami Helms Colorado Technical University Online Michael Martinez June 16, 2013

Key Assignment 2 a) Introduction: i) Thesis statement on the major topics of this paper (1) What is the purpose of classification in prisons (a) Key Terms and Concepts (i) Mission statement (ii) Classification goals and objectives (iii) Dedicated classification unit and classification staff (iv) Centralized control over all prison transfers and housing decisions (v) Reliable and valid classification instruments (vi) Classification instruments that have been tested (vii) (viii) Appropriate use of overrides Timely and accurate classification

(ix) Accurate prisoner data (x) Continuous monitoring and process evaluation (xi) Impact evaluation (b) Reliability and validity (c) External versus internal prisoner classification systems (d) General population versus special prison populations (2) How does incarceration affect prisoners and prison culture (3) How do women cope in prison (a) Classification of Women Prisoners (i) Use the current instruments and override the scored custody levels (ii) Modify the current risk factors and/or scale cut points

Key Assignment 3 (iii) Discontinue use of the current instruments and classify women prisoners based on a subjective, intuitive process (4) What are the different types of rehabilitative programs (a) Restorative justice sentencing (b) Re-entry programs (c) Availability to offenders b) What does classification determine i) What type of information is contained in the presentencing report ii) How does this information affect classification iii) Provide examples of Federal and State facilities and the types of prisoners they may house, based on classification c) What are the effects of incarceration on prisoners i) Explain prison culture (1) Prison Conditions, Policies, and Procedures (2) Special Populations and Pains of Prison Life (3) Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled Prisoners (4) Prisoners in Supermax or Solitary Confinement (5) The Psychological Effects of Incarceration: On the Nature of Institutionalization (6) Dependence on institutional structure and contingencies (7) Hypervigilance, interpersonal distrust, and suspicion (8) Emotional over-control, alienation, and psychological distancing (9) Social withdrawal and isolation (10) Incorporation of exploitative norms of prison culture

Key Assignment 4 (11) (12) Diminished sense of self-worth and personal value Post-traumatic stress reactions to the pains of imprisonment

ii) What are the positive elements of prison culture iii) What are the negative elements of prison culture d) Explain how women cope with incarceration i) How does incarceration affect women differently than men ii) What programs and regulations are offered to women that are not available to men e) Discuss the types of rehabilitative programs i) Discuss the different types of rehabilitative programs (1) Mediation and restitution (2) Work release and Weekend sentencing (3) Shock incarceration (Boot Camps) (4) Community service programs (5) Day fines (6) Day reporting (7) Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS) (8) House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP) (9) Residential Community Corrections (10) Diversionary Treatment Programs

ii) Discuss restorative justice sentencing iii) Discuss prisoner re-entry programs iv) Discuss what are the most popular forms of alternative correction available to offenders

Key Assignment 5 v) Discuss which of these programs and alternative sentencing are most effective

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