While this course demonstrated the significant negative impacts imprisonment has on prisoners, it was interesting to study the impact on corrections officers too. The fifth lecture provided valuable insight into the emotional implications of prison for corrections officers. Furthermore, the role of power in relationships between prisoners and corrections officers was intriguing too, especially the notion that these power dynamics further exacerbate the criminogenic nature of the prison’s internal environment.
The Emotional Impact of Prison on Corrections officers
I found Tracy’s claim that “emotional constructions designed to meet organisational goals bleed into private life,” remarkable because this claim