Introduction
Prison gangs have become a serious threat to the safety of prisoners and the public at large in California. This paper will develop a comprehensive program aimed at disrupting or ideally dismantling California’s big four prison gangs. Besides, the treatise proposes anti-gang strategies. Moreover, the treatise reviews violence and TV series on prison gangs.
Disrupting and dismantling prison gangs
Measures for testing the effectiveness of the existing prison gang correction and rehabilitation systems should be put in place. This would help in the evaluation of the ability of the programs to reform the gangs by preventing them from rejoining. This would also evaluate the effectiveness of the programs in reintegrating the individual back into society by the elimination of stigmatization of the gang members. The above can be achieved through a program that aims at strengthening the existing social institutions such as the family and schools. This would restore the ability to control the behavior of young people in society. The process may entail the building of highly integrated families that regulate and offer guidance to young people.
Similarly, teachers in schools should act as moral agents by actively inculcating sound morals among the students. In the end, the existing gangs will not have free candidates to recruit and will fade off within a single lifespan. This program should be aligned with the individual needs of each person, usually based on factors that contributed to their involvement in gangs. To ensure effectiveness, rehabilitation programs should incorporate reintegration of the prisoners into the community to prevent stigmatization, which is associated with gang activities (Inciardi, 2009).
Violence and lessons
Violence refers to any unlawful use of intimidation or physical force directed at an individual, entity, or group. The primary intentions of using physical force are to damage, hurt, or even kill. My definition captures the intention of violence, which is to intimidate another party with an ill motive. The most important thing I have learned about this course is the development of criminal justice systems and how these systems function independently, despite addressing similar goals. I will apply what I have learned in the management of different functions that are directly and indirectly related as a specialist in criminal justice (Inciardi, 2009).
In the films, Prison Break, Breaking Bad, and Orange Is the New Black, the psychology of the criminals is more or less similar. The criminals in these films share common interests and exhibit similar behavior because the uniting factor is a crime as was discussed in class. For instance, in the film Breaking Bad, Jesse, Walt, and Gustavo have criminal minds and are united by the need to make money no matter the illegal under dealings in the process which eventually cost them their lives. Thus, there was nothing contradicting class lesson. These shows indicate that criminal lifestyle is paying quickly but eventually consumers the criminals, irrespective of their status in the society. The implication of this portrayal is that a potential criminal will have to rethink the consequences of crimes before actual engagement (Inciardi, 2009).
Conclusion
Prison gangs can be prevented through the improvement of social institutions. Additionally, remedies to curb tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption among underage persons should be sought to reduce their chances of graduating to repeat offenders and prison gang members. Further, there is a need for the collaboration of the government and the community in establishing measures that will effectively remedy the existence of prison gangs.
Reference
Inciardi, J. (2009). Criminal justice (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.