Week 13: Corrections

Morning Corrections class

 

Afternoon Corrections class

Week of November 25, 2018 –  Juvenile Corrections continued

To Stay on Track: 1) You should be working on your visual project overall learning assessment.  2) Second meetings conclude on Tuesday, November 27th.

Dates/Deadlines:

• November 19-27 – Second Meetings
• Monday, December 3rd, beginning of class – Visual Project’s Overall Learning Assessment due
• Monday, December 10th – Last Class session 

Preparatory Readings:

• Hassine. Life Without Parole. — entirety.
• Dawley. A Nation of Lords.  pp. 97-208 (an additional week to finish the book)
• Haas and Alpert. Dilemmas of Corrections. Chapters —
• Documentary: “The Interrupters” (was shown in class) 

Lecture related links:

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• National Institute of Corrections A resource on jails and local detention.
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections
• Theory, Policy, Practice
• W.I. Thomas “Definition of the Situation

 

Concepts to be covered:

• the differences between juvenile justice and the adult criminal justice system
• status offenses
• new jacks
• boot camps
• youth gangs
• juveniles waived into adult court

Discussion Questions:

Note: In order to answer these discussion questions, you will need to incorporate the documentary, “The Interrupters” as well as this week’s assigned readings. Due: Friday, November 30th. [Special note to the afternoon corrections class: by 12 noon, drop off printed copy of the discussion questions in 367A MOLN (the CRMJ Department Office) or email as a Word document or pdf file (no other file type will be accepted).  Late discussion questions will not be accepted.]

1.  Compare Chicago gangs of the past (A Nation of Lords) to today’s Chicago gangs (“The Interrupters”). How do we fix the gang problem? Why.
2. Provide a review of A Nation of Lords. What did you like best about the book? What did you like least? Why. 
3. Compare and contrast Hassine’s Life Without Parole with Dawley’s A Nation of Lords.  In other words, what are some similarities and differences between the two books? Why. 

Going Beyond the Course Materials:

Note: If you found this week’s topic interesting, check out how you can go beyond the materials discussed.

• Research what works in juvenile corrections. 
• Does book camp work? Why or why not.
• Does D.A.R.E. work? Why or why not. 
• Check out the latest research and grant funding programs at the OJJDP website. 
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• Other books related to juvenile corrections:
  • Anthony Platt. Childsavers.
  • Barry Krisberg. Juvenile Justice.
  • Meda Chesney-Lind. The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime. 
  • James Finckenauer. Scared Straight: The Panacea Phenomenon. 
  • John Hagedorn. People and Folks: Gangs, Crime, and the Underclass in the Rustbelt.
  • Malcolm Klein. The American Street Gang.
•  If you enjoyed reading Hassine’s Life Without Parole,  you might be interested in other prisoner autobiographies/biographies: 
  • Jack Henry Abbott. In the Belly of the Beast.
  • Leonard Peltier. Prison Writings.
  • Jarvis Jay Masters. Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row.
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal.Live from Death Row.
  • Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Thirteenth Round.
  • Eldridge Cleaver. Soul on Ice.
  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X. 

Recommended Readings:

• Louis Sachar. Holes. 
• Louis Sachar. Small Steps.  [sequel to Holes]
• Wil Hobs. Downriver,  and the sequel, River Thunder. 
• Walt Myers. Monster.
• Walt Myers. Shooter.
• Carl Hiaasen. Hoot. 
• Christopher Curtis. Bud, Not Buddy.
• Michelle Alexander. The New Jim Crow. 
•  John Irwin. The Warehouse Prison.
• John Irwin. Prisons in Turmoil. 
• John Irwin. The Imprisonment Binge.

• • Alfie Kohn. Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community.
  • Alfie Kohn. Unconditional Parenting.

 

Morning Corrections Cards

 

Afternoon Corrections cards

Email me at:  takata@uwp.edu

 

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Created: July 27, 2003
Latest Update: November 22, 2018