SOC 3740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Pelican Bay State Prison, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Solitary Confinement
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Prison design and its consequences: the architects dilemma. Although the architects may not have intended for this outcome, they are inherently complicit in the outcome. Theoretically, the pressures of constant, implied surveillance would instill self-control among the incarcerated. In opposition, a petition was launched urging the american institute of architects to update its code of ethics to ban architects from designing spaces for killing and torture. Architects do not have to remove themselves from prison design entirely; elsewhere in the world, many have begun helping to develop prison models that actively work towards rehabilitation. I(cid:374) nor(cid:449)ay"s halde(cid:374) priso(cid:374), co(cid:374)(cid:448)icted (cid:373)urderers a(cid:374)d rapists curre(cid:374)tly ha(cid:448)e access to (cid:449)oodla(cid:374)d jogging trails and climbing walls, and security fosters an environment of mutual respect. Skeptics would argue these resort-like conditions go against the logic of the judicial system, but while the u. s. suffers from a rate of 43% recidivism, only 20% of norwegian inmates return to jail.
