Compare and contrast the male in prison on chapter 7 (Peison Subculture and prison gang influence) with the female in prison on chapter 8 (Female offenders in correctional systems).
In answering the question consider the following sub-questions:
– What beliefs and norms do they come into the prisons with? (“Importation Theory”)
-Are they the same or different for males and females?
-Once they are in prison is “Prisonization” the same or do you think they are different for males and females?
– Do you think males or females have a higher reoffending (Recidivism) rate because of their treatment in prisons?