| Autor: |
Smith, HaydenP., Meade, Benjamin, Koons‐Witt, BarbaraA. |
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Journal of Criminal Justice Education; Sep2009, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p292-311, 20p |
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The utility of taking students on tours of correctional facilities remains an unexplored topic within criminal justice. Yet, there is ample justification for reinforcing the pedagogical link between theory and practice through direct observation of criminal justice processes. This becomes particularly salient in the area of corrections, a highly isolated, self-sustaining, and misunderstood criminal justice system. In this study, 69 students attending criminal justice classes were asked to complete pre-visit and post-visit questionnaires associated with tours of correctional institutions. Key themes of the study include students' perceptions of institutional punishment philosophy, and student perceptions of select facility and offender characteristics. Almost 86% of students changed their views in some manner, with a significant portion of students identifying rehabilitation and incapacitation as key philosophies following a prison tour. Stereotypes of prisoners and correctional settings were frequently based on media representations and changed following exposure to the prison tour. These findings are presented with pedagogical implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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