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CJA/344 Ethnicity and Corrections

Study of racial dynamics in correctional systems and reform measures

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    Running head: ETHNICITY AND CORRECTIONS 1 Ethnicity and Corrections Team D CJA/344 July 13, 2014 Jacquelyn Bradway In the Stanford Prison Experiment, participants were assigned roles as either guards or prisoners in a simulated prison environment. Over the course of six days, the experiment quickly revealed the extreme psychological effects of these roles on the participants. Reflecting on the experiment's impact on human behavior, discuss the ethical implications of Zimbardo’s study. How do factors such as power dynamics, group behavior, and ethnicity contribute to the treatment of individuals within hierarchical systems? Support your argument with examples from the experiment, and relate your analysis to real - world examples of prison systems or societal structures. Word count requirement: 1000 - 1200 words.

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    ETHNICITY AND CORRECTIONS 2 Stanford Experiment http://prezi.com/cwbhkhbkdguv/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0shar Slide 2 - Introduction In 1971 Phillip Zimbardo conducted an experiment call ed the Stanford Prison experiment. This started out as a two we ek experiment that had to be stopped after six days . The correctional officers became cruel and unkind towards the inmates, as a result the inmates became stressed were becoming depressed (Zimbardo, 2013). This study was one where an illusion of being imprisoned was created, and the illusion for many became real ity . Slide 3 – The Stanford Prison Experiment On August 14, 1971, officers went to the student’s homes and arrested them for violating Penal Codes 211, Armed Robbery, and Burglary, a 459 PC. They were arrested, charged, warned of their Miranda rights, spread - eagled against police cars, searched, and handcuffed (Zimbardo, 2013) . Then they were put in the backseat of the police cars and brought to the police station, with the sirens wailing. When the y arrived to the police station the students were formally booked, warned of their Miranda rights for a second time, finger printed, and then a complete identification had been made. The students were then brought to a holding cell where they were left blindfolded to think about their fate and wonder what they had done (Zimbardo, 2013). There were More than 70 applicants who answered the ad. These students were interviewed and given personality tests to eliminate any candidate who either had psychological problems, medical disabilities, or a history of crime or drug abuse; this left only 24 students to participate in the study. The students were randomly divided into two separate groups; one group to become the correctional officers and the other group to become the inmates. All of the male students

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