PART I: SHORT RESPONSE

Directions: Please write a one to two paragraph response for each of the following questions. Please include as much detail as possible. When citing, please use proper APA format. Visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines.

1. What is the role of a prison's custodial staff?

2. According to John Hepburn, what are five bases of the power that correctional officers use to gain inmate compliance?

3. What are some sources of stress for correctional officers? How might such stress be addressed?

4. What is prison argot? Provide some examples.

5. In what ways do women's prisons differ from men's prisons?

6. How does the social structure of women's prisons differ from that in men's prisons? What are pseudo-families, and why are they important to the society of women's prisons?

PART II: JOURNAL ACTIVITY

Directions: For each of the topics listed below, please write 1-3 pages. Please be sure to cite any outside sources used. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise guidelines on APA format. You may also use LIRN to help with any research.

Submit responses to both topics.

Topic #1: Investigate the issue of male officers working in female prisons and female officers working in male prisons. What problems could occur and what can be done to avoid problems.

Topic #2: Discuss the pros and cons of coed facilities. Should male and female inmates be housed in the same facilities?