Stronger prohibition against bringing in weapons for inmates

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1. Do you agree or disagree with some of the points listed below?

In an excellent study of the officers' world, Kauffman (1988: 85-112) notes the following norms of the correctional officer subculture:

- Always go to the aid of another officer. Like law enforcement, the necessity of interdependence ensures that this is a strong and pervasive norm in the correctional officer subculture.

- Don't lug drugs. This prohibition is to ensure the safety of other officers, as is the even stronger prohibition against bringing in weapons for inmates. The following norm against "ratting" on a fellow officer may exclude informing on an officer who is a known offender of this lugging norm.

- Don't rat. In ways like the law enforcement subcultural code and, ironically, the inmate code, correctional officers also hate those who inform on their peers.

- Never make a fellow officer look bad in front of inmates. This applies regardless of what the officer did, for it jeopardizes the officer's effectiveness and undercuts the appearance of officer solidarity.

- Always support an officer in a dispute with an inmate. Similarly, to the previous provision, this prescribes behavior. Not only should one not criticize a fellow officer, but one should support him or her against any inmate.

- Always support officer sanctions against inmates. This is a specific version of the previous provision, which includes the use of illegal physical force as well as legal sanctions.

- Don't be a white hat. This prohibition is directed at any behavior, attitude, or expressed opinion that could be interpreted as sympathetic toward inmates. Kauffman also notes that this prohibition is often violated and does not have the strong subcultural sanctions that accompany some of the other norms.

- Maintain officer solidarity against all outside groups. This norm reinforces officer solidarity by making any other group, including the media, administration, or the public, the out-group.

- Show positive concern for fellow officers. Two examples are (1) never leave another officer a problem, which means don't leave unfinished business at the end of your shift for the next officer to handle, and (2) help your fellow officers with problems outside the institution, which means lending money to injured or sick officers or helping in other ways.

2. Pick one issue you agree with and one you do not agree with and discuss your reasoning.

Another legislator has suggested an alternative plan with the following provisions. Vote on these:

-Decriminalization of marijuana

-Mandated treatment programs for all offenders who were intoxicated by alcohol or other drugs at the time of the crime

- Restructuring the sentencing statutes to make no sentence longer than five years, except for homicide, attempted homicide, robbery, and rape

- implementation of a restitution program for all victims whereby offenders stay in the community, work, and pay back the victims for the losses and/or injuries they received.

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