Haney & zimbardo

Question 1

what subsection are h+z apart of ?

Answer 1

imprisonment

Question 2

what are the other studies in this subsection?

Answer 2

gillis and nerfekh
Dooley
haney and zimbardo

Question 3

what are the two conflicting points of view ?

Answer 3

prisons should act as a deterrent

humane prisons are a sign of cultured society(rehabilitation)

Question 4

what did zimbardo hope to achieve ?

Answer 4

lead to an improvement in the American treatment of prisoners (they are tougher than UK prisons e.g. still have death penalty)

Question 5

what did h and z look into?

Answer 5

the past and future of prison policy in the USA

Question 6

what are some changes that have occurred within the prison system within the last 25 years?

Answer 6

Ronald regans ‘war on drugs’ led to put more criminal behind bars
the concept of rehabilitation was a nono was very frowned upon and criminals deserved the punishment
rigid sentencing e.g. no early release for good behaviour
more prisons (2 million population)
racist bias in prisons 48% of pop was black, although reprented 6% of general pop (America still racist)
introduction of supermax prison

Question 7

what did haney and zimardo argue prisons don’t do?

Answer 7

consider the individual and usa is racist , they will just believe its their personality and not the environmental factors

Question 8

what are some of the suggestions for improvements ?

Answer 8

prisons should be used as a last resort due to them being psychologically damaging
prisons should take into account individual differences to avoid damage (it maybe worse for others )
rehabilitation programmes should be used ( help them cope once they leave to reduce recividsim rates)
prisoner assessments should include situational factors , behaviour should be seen in context of situation (why they turned to crime)
psychological knowledge should be used to improve the conditions within prison