Prison School Research Paper

Based on the low test scores principal Clark embarks on a motivational campaign for the students, as he tries to not only motivate the students to learn, but essentially becomes a father figure to many of the students and a great example of behavioral conduct. Tensions in the school still rose as one of the expelled students, came into the school and caused a fight with the students. Enraged, Clark threw him out and barred the doors with chains to keep the

Camp. This was a little disappointing but, the characters, the setting and the way everything is

The school to prison pipeline continues to be one of the huge issues in an education system. In 1990s, zero-tolerance policies, which is “a strict enforcement of regulations and bans against undesirable behaviors or possession of items” (“zero”), have been adopted in various education system in the U.S. The purpose of these zero-tolerance policies was to prevent minor crimes that could become serious crimes, such as violation, murder, negligence, terrorism and more. Thus, many students get prosecuted and sent into the juvenile justice system because of this policy. Under this circumstance, schools should accept exception and consider the reason why they broke the rule. Also, students should not be given heavy punishments

‘Scared Straight’ programs were first implemented in the U.S. in the 1970’s. However, they became nationally popular in the aftermath of the 1978 Arnold Shapiro documentary Scared Straight!, in which a group of delinquents are berated by a group of convicts known as “lifers” for three hours. At the end of the film, the appropriately terrified teenagers state that they have decided that they do not want to go to jail (Lowry, 1999). Scared Straight programs allow juveniles who are criminal offenders or deemed at-risk for becoming such to have contact with adult prisoners. The process varies across the country according to the prison, and can include jail tours, one-on-one conversations with prisoners, or even being integrated into the facility and living life as a prisoner for a day. As their name would suggest, these programs’ purpose is to discourage juveniles from committing further criminal activity; the expected outcome is that a child who is exposed to the undesirable conditions of prison life will be deterred from future delinquency due to shock and fear. Unfortunately, this is not rarely the case. Scared Straight programs are unproductive at best and counterproductive at worst, and allowing them to continue is a strain on the community as a whole.

A mother picked up her six year old daughter Salecia from the police station where she sat in handcuffs from throwing a temper tantrum at school. She was then also suspended from school for her miss behavior (Mandell). Not only were the actions performed unnecessary, but incredibly harsh for a girl her age. The action of pushing students from school straight into prison is called the school to prison pipeline. This overreliance of harsh disciplinary actions is causing the school to prison pipeline cycle to happen and continue. The school to prison pipeline is a serious issue and is mostly involved around students race rather then their actions. Students can be performing the same troublesome activities, but students who are colored or have

Seventeen juvenile offenders were followed by camera as they experienced prison life for two hours. During the duration of the show it was reported that about 8,000 juveniles had visited the prison and that 80% of them were reformed by the experience (Feinstein, 2005, Pg. 41). Despite this involvement of juveniles with inmates, researchers found no difference between those actually participating in the Scared Straight program and those not participating.

In the best of times, prison is bad place. Prison strictly regulate the inmates, thus leaving little room for personal choice. Under the watchful eyes of guards and other inmates, privacy is non-existent. Personal space is shared with other inmates and conflicts ensued. Add in criminogenic factors like overcrowding, and reduction/elimination of programs and prison life can be unbearable.

Andrew lived up to his jock persona and he bullied another kid and was sent to detention. Allison came because she is ignored by her parents at home and had nowhere to go. Lastly, Claire is in detention because she skipped school to go shopping, but her pampered life is due to her divorced parents trying to spite. All together these seemingly unrelated students shows how despite their outward appearances they all struggle from similar problems and are trying to figure out who they are. The movie ends with Brian’s essay being read and shows how much all of them really share in common with each

Growing up, we are surrounded with images of the prison. In movies, we see a false reality of the prison, which leads us to believe we know what life is like in the prison. Few people know the truth of the prison system, this contributes to the normalization of the prison and the systematic incarceration.When Angela Davis interviewed women in three women’s prisons, she was astonished to find their prior awareness of prison came from the many Hollywood films they had seen.

The school highlights the hypocrisy in the book, from the ads to the fact that it claims boys leave well-mannered and bright. It shows cruelty through their mean mannerisms and the fact that Castle’s end could easily have come about at Pencey instead of Elkton, and symbolizes adult life because it trains boys for adulthood and watches them grow up.

The first clip was rife with tense non verbal communication between the students in detention due to the large variance of the student who were present. Each of these students had a desperate perception of themselves and, therefore, did no feel as though they had a connection to the others: the criminal Bender, the basket case Allison, Claire the princess, Brian the brain, and Andrew the athlete. It is apparent from their positioning and their non-verbal

It's definitely a "Teenage Drama" so if you aren't into that then I suggest not watching it. One of the main reasons I like the show is because it surrounds topics that could happen in everyday life to almost anyone.

I think Shakespeare Behind Bars is a great program to help inmates feel more involved. This program gives them a chance to do something other than the regular daily routines of their prison. Helps them to create new friendships and express themselves in a way they haven’t been able to while stuck in a cell all day. While watching the video about a few of the inmates it told their story of how they ended up in prison. Some of them did really bad things but some did those things out of protection.

One of the big eye catchers that I saw was the social bond the boys had whether it was outside the juvenile system or society. They all had family, religious belief, gangs they were tied to, and school that they were tied to. It amazed me at how loyal they became when they were initiated to a gang. It made some of the boys feel empowered and/or above all us because they were associated with this gang. It was now became their family and lifeline. Whenever something happened, all they had to do was communicate with their gang and it would sooner or later be resolved. Some of the boys talked about the good and the bad about being in one. How mainly it was only good when you were outside of the cell because people were afraid of you or acknowledge

The vivid description of how the adolescents were treated in the dorms enrages me since these young people are so innocent. They have been running from the evil oppressors their entire lives. They have seen their friends and family die and have watched themselves slowly die, also. I could never live after leaving my loved ones to die. I would be way, way, way too grief-stricken. However, I realize that they are forced to leave them behind in order to fend for themselves. I can not comprehend how Benson is still mentally sane after witnessing such terrible tragedies over and over again, day in and day out. How can one remain sane if they are constantly running from death? I believe that the event at the dorm along with having to constantly travel