SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Erving Goffman, Prison Officer, Moral Authority

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Ryan Broll

Document Summary

Sentenced to hanging after being convicted of raping and killing a 12 year old girl. Shu (special handling units) people who pose threat to others or themselves and cannot be housed in max security units instead held in shu: minimum security. Unrestricted inmate movement, except at night: medium security. Some restrictions on inmate movement: maximum security. Highly controlled environment which inmate movement strictly controlled. Each group of cells contain multiple purpose building (activities room) New correctional officer works within living quarters of inmates cells can accommodate low and high risk offenders. All aspects of inmate life takes place in same environment with people similar to them. Highly structured environments in which all inmate movement are controlled by staff. Give them skills allowing them to function when they are released. Heightens pains of imprisonment (cid:862)doi(cid:374)g ti(cid:373)e(cid:863) corre(cid:272)tio(cid:374)al officers. Can decide how to enforce rules, when to inforce rules, what rules to enforce. Co i(cid:374)itiate pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)ut do(cid:374)"t e(cid:374)for(cid:272)e pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t.