Correctional Management
Correctional Management
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CJA _________
DATE
INSTRUCTOR NAME
Correctional Management
Inmates sentenced to prison, held in secure custody, become tied to a unique system called prison. The effectiveness and environment of the system is reliant on the standards and relationships between guards, staff and inmates. This relationship will dictate the culture, environment, cohesiveness or disconnect amongst the groups but programs such as Correctional Accreditation will help to combat prison issues and ultimately improve the overall prison environment and relationships.
Warden
Wardens are the head officials of the prisons they wear many hats. The primary responsibility of the warden is to secure the prisoners as well as the institution. They have to deal with outsiders as well as inmates and staff. Wardens have the task of making sure strategies are in place to prevent things like escape and ensuring all rules and regulations are being followed by staff and inmates. One of the most important roles the warden has is keeping in line with the mission of the federal and state legislature to keep the community the safe. In addition to being able to safely run the facility wardens have to have the ability to financially run the facility. They have to meet the needs of the facility including the inmates all while keeping within the budget. To add to all the other responsibilities they have to take part in recruiting and training and retraining of officers. The demanding roles of wardens is an important part of the correctional system without them there would be chaos and the system would be out of control both inmates and the staff.
Prison Environment
The historic prison environment was very harsh and strict. The primary focus was on high security, solidarity, penitence, and harsh physical punishment. However, the individual warden who runs the prison primarily sets the prison environment. For example, if an autocratic warden
NAME
CJA _________
DATE
INSTRUCTOR NAME
Correctional Management
Inmates sentenced to prison, held in secure custody, become tied to a unique system called prison. The effectiveness and environment of the system is reliant on the standards and relationships between guards, staff and inmates. This relationship will dictate the culture, environment, cohesiveness or disconnect amongst the groups but programs such as Correctional Accreditation will help to combat prison issues and ultimately improve the overall prison environment and relationships.
Warden
Wardens are the head officials of the prisons they wear many hats. The primary responsibility of the warden is to secure the prisoners as well as the institution. They have to deal with outsiders as well as inmates and staff. Wardens have the task of making sure strategies are in place to prevent things like escape and ensuring all rules and regulations are being followed by staff and inmates. One of the most important roles the warden has is keeping in line with the mission of the federal and state legislature to keep the community the safe. In addition to being able to safely run the facility wardens have to have the ability to financially run the facility. They have to meet the needs of the facility including the inmates all while keeping within the budget. To add to all the other responsibilities they have to take part in recruiting and training and retraining of officers. The demanding roles of wardens is an important part of the correctional system without them there would be chaos and the system would be out of control both inmates and the staff.
Prison Environment
The historic prison environment was very harsh and strict. The primary focus was on high security, solidarity, penitence, and harsh physical punishment. However, the individual warden who runs the prison primarily sets the prison environment. For example, if an autocratic warden