DEALING WITH PRISONERS

Dealing With Sub-Groups And Gangs In A Prison System



Dealing With Sub-Groups and Gangs in a Prison System

Introduction

The sub-groups and gangs in the prison system are flourishing all over the world. These gangs have a major influence on the life of other prisoners and their well-being (Curry 1998). Also, it is affecting the administrators and staff of the prison system, who are responsible for peace and safety for all prisoners in the prison. However, it can also be said that these sub-groups or gangs play an essential role in stabilizing the inmate environment (by protecting these people from exploitation, assaults, or any other harm) (Battin 2001).

A research conducted over 80,000 sub-groups and gangs in the US concluded that the prisoners who were embedded in these sub-groups or gangs were more violent that the people who were peripherally involved. Also, people who were peripherally involved in these groups or gangs were more violent than those who were unaffiliated (Bjerregaard 1999).

Discussion

The major issue in any prison setting is the requirement of time that the sub-groups and gangs require. They spend most of their time to settle the issues between gangs and sub-groups. The major role of the staff is to control conflicts among them (Curry 1998).

Police Administration

Administration pays significant attention to gather the intelligence within and outside the prison in order to maintain the safety and security of the prison. For this purpose, intelligence officers are hired (one for each of the sub-groups and gangs) to identify every behavior or conflicting issues between or within them to protect all prisoners around them. This is because prisoners often constitute disruptive forces due to the fact that they threaten the security of inmates and staff, and erode the quality of life for all prisoners (Bjerregaard 1999).

The prisoners are ...