Prison Essays

There is a large sum of groups that populate prisons, from offenders with AIDS to youthful offenders usually under the age of 25. The population of offenders that I will be discussing is the group of the mentally ill in prisons. Mentally ill offenders are individuals with mental disorders, according …

Many offenders commit more crimes after serving the first punishment. Why is this happening, and what measures can be taken to tackle this problem? It is true that some criminals commit crimes again after they have been punished. While there are several reasons for this alarming trend, some effective measures …

Gangs have always been problematic in prisons and in my opinion, will continue to be. Gang activity filters down from generation to generation and there is not a real easy or even possible way of stopping it. They are their own families in some cases; they have become a family …

Research Design To examine the psychological disposition of becoming a prisoner and a prison guard, Psychology Professor Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford Prison experiment, which basically simulates a correctional facility built at the basement of psychology building in Stanford.  Three small mock cells with no windows were built, each containing …

Introduction             Punishment is a term that we are all familiar of.  When we violate rules in our homes, we get punished.  When we violate rules in the library, we get punished.  When we violate rules in school, we also get punished.  Punishment implies something that is undesirable and unpleasant …

            This paper intends to describe the federal prisons that Ivan Boesky, Al Capone, John Gotti, Timothy McVeigh, Michael Milken, Terry Nichols, Manuel Noriega, and Martha Stewart were sent to. It also aims to pinpoint the similarities, as well as, differences of the federal prisons that will be presented.   Federal …

Introduction: What is evil? Is it strength of the human mind which conquers his thinking ability and forces its own actions? Or is it just a state of mind which flickers with time? Or is it even the body or the mind controlling the evil or is actually the evil …

Introduction: In order to increase self-awareness and personal protection within a prison environment there are several things one must keep in mind. The tools necessary to combat these individuals are not readily available nor made out of steel. You must use common sense and a keen eye being extra diligent …

The Zimbardo Stanford prison experiment involved the signing up of psychology students as participants in a role-playing experiment. Participants were divided into two groups, some acting as prisoners and others acting as guards in a prison set-up. The participants were contained in the prison and in their roles for a …

Introduction Scott Reynolds Nelson examined the life and death of a Mr. John William Henry in the insightful book titled, Steel Drivin’ Man – John Henry, The Untold Story of an American Legend. According to Nelson, John Henry was from Elizabeth City, New Jersey, turned 18 in 1865 and stood …