do prisons work- exploring data on inprisonment

Question 1

how much has the prison population increased by

Answer 1

-was 40,000 but more then doubled to over 88,000 ppl

Question 2

why has prison pop increased

Answer 2

-due to punitive sentencing practices, polititicians claim is effective in reducing crime
-prisons often tied to to growing social and economic inequalities

Question 3

what is the relationship between deprivation and imprisonment

Answer 3

-sentencing rates of over 440 per 100,000 (deprived areas)
-6 times greater then less developed

Question 4

scott(2010)- what was the RS between spending on welfare and the size of the prison pop?

Answer 4

-when gov cuts back on welfare and spending of countries GDP the higher the prison rates

Question 5

scott and codd (2010) - what were the problems prison pops face?

Answer 5

-deprivation
-grown up in care
-experienced abuse
-family violence
-expelled
-serious mental health issues

Question 6

why might prisons not rehabiltate

Answer 6

-requires individualised treatments
-interventions to address behaviours
-need to open up to others
-not possible in prison settings

Question 7

what issues may prisons face

Answer 7

-seperated from loved ones
-broken bonds
-emotioanlly vulenrable
-anxiety and fear
-levels of mental simulation
-physical violence perpertated by prisoners and offficers
-widespread drug use e.g cannabis for sleep
-drugs damage health

Question 8

harmfullness of prisons

Answer 8

-solitary confinement= detrioation of the body
-toxic and hostile envs
-feel isolated, abandoned, forgotten
-people self harm and take own life
-lack privacy/intimacy
-lonely/isolated
-indignity of eating/sleeping

Question 9

suggested altenatives to prison

Answer 9

-more investment in communities, social lives, programmes emphasising social justice for all