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A 10 page paper with four parts. The first part provides a overview of the history of prisons in the United States. The second part discussed when psychologists became involved in the correctional system and the differences between then and now. Next, the roles and functions of the psychologist are discussed. Finally, the writer comments on the positives and negatives of this position. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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your own research to develop an interview.] Abstract This essay discusses four aspects related to correctional psychologists. The first section reports a brief history of correctional facilities in the
United States. Initially, colonies relied on public shame and torture to punish persons accused of crimes but as the population grew, cities built prisons. Some of the major issues and
events related to these facilities are reported. The second section discusses when and why correctional psychologists began working in prisons. This section traces the history of this field from the
early 1910s. The need for correctional psychologists has grown over the decades. The essay discusses the roles and functions of the psychologist working in these settings. While a great deal
of time is still devoted to administrative-type tasks, the psychologist today spends more time in treatment and even research. The last section discusses the pros and cons of working in
this setting, for instance, job security and the expanded need is a positive. History of Prisons in the United States During the colonial era, there were no prisons in
the United States (Meskell, 1999). Criminal law during that period was based on religion and what the colonists knew from their homelands (Meskell, 1999). Populations were not that large and
each town adopted their own ways of dealing with criminals (Meskell, 1999). Punishment was swift, nearly as soon as the crime had taken place and it was based on humiliation,
like the stocks or other public penance, or torture: "the colonials often used the whipping post, branding and maiming, gags, and a device known as the ducking stool" (Meskell, 1999,
p. 839). More serious crimes and repeat offenders often saw the gallows (Meskell, 1999). As the population soared, these public humiliations and torture techniques no longer worked (Meskell, 1999). Philosophers
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