CJA/344 Ethnicity and Corrections

Preview (3 of 9 Pages)

100%

CJA/344 Ethnicity and Corrections - Page 1 preview image

Loading page ...

Running head: ETHNICITY AND CORRECTIONS1Ethnicity and CorrectionsTeam DCJA/344July 13, 2014Jacquelyn BradwayIn the Stanford Prison Experiment, participants were assigned roles as either guards or prisonersin a simulated prison environment. Over the course of six days, theexperiment quickly revealedthe extreme psychological effects of these roles on the participants. Reflecting on theexperiment'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 thetreatment of individuals within hierarchical systems? Support your argument with examples fromthe experiment, and relate your analysis to real-world examples of prison systems or societalstructures.Word count requirement: 1000-1200 words.

CJA/344 Ethnicity and Corrections - Page 2 preview image

Loading page ...

CJA/344 Ethnicity and Corrections - Page 3 preview image

Loading page ...

ETHNICITY AND CORRECTIONS2Stanford Experimenthttp://prezi.com/cwbhkhbkdguv/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0sharSlide 2-IntroductionIn 1971 Phillip Zimbardo conducted an experiment calledthe Stanford Prisonexperiment. This started out as a two week experiment that had to be stopped after six days.Thecorrectional officers became cruel and unkind towards the inmates, as a result the inmatesbecame stressedwerebecoming depressed (Zimbardo,2013). This study was one where anillusion of being imprisoned was created,and the illusionfor many became reality.Slide 3–The Stanford Prison ExperimentOn August 14, 1971, officers went to the student’s homes and arrested them for violatingPenal Codes 211, Armed Robbery, and Burglary, a 459 PC. They were arrested, charged, warnedof 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 they arrived to the police stationthe students were formallybooked, warned of their Miranda rights for a second time, finger printed, and then a completeidentification had been made. The students were then brought to a holding cell where they wereleft 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 andgiven 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 inthe study. The students were randomly divided into two separate groups; one group to becomethe correctional officers and the other group to become the inmates. All of the male students

Preview Mode

This document has 9 pages. Sign in to access the full document!

Report

Study Now!

Document Details

Related Documents

CJA 344 Jury Nullification Paper

Criminal Justice - The Juvenile Justice System

Criminal Justice - The Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice - Sentencing

Criminal Justice - Prosecutors

Criminal Justice - Prisons and Prisoners' Rights

Criminal Justice - Police Problems

Criminal Justice - Police Powers and Citizens' Rig

Criminal Justice - Police Function

Criminal Justice - Development of the American Pol

Company

Explore

Study Tools