APRIL 12 Class questions 1) Drawing from last week's lecture and this week's readings and text material throughout the term, think about the following: a) How have prisons in the US changed in the last 150 years? b) How have these changes reflected corresponding changes in other areas of the criminal justice system (police, courts) c) Have there been corresponding ideological changes underlying shifts on CJ policies? 2) Drawing from tonights readings and from prison trips, that presumably everybody either went on or had a chance to follow because this is grad school, how does prison culture facilitate or inhibit re-entry into society? 3) Although not required for this Weds, read the following article: http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~jthomas/class/388/Misc/page.pdf What are the policy implications if we want to reduce crime? 4) After reading the Cressey and Roebuck articles, and after thinking about contemporary prison culture, which of the two pieces has the most merit?