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scenario-i
You are a new warden at a large prison somewhere in the United States. The prison that you
have been assigned to has been plagued with numerous physical altercations and has had three
small riots, two on separate cellblocks, and another in the chow hall. Furthermore, gang-related
violence has occurred in this prison and, as is usually the case in prisons, these gang loyalties
fall along racial lines.
Further still, your prison staff has had numerous problems based on racial identity. During
turnout prior to shift-change, you can see that the staff arranges themselves according to racial
groups. Also, when the prison tried to arrange diversity training last month, an all-time high was
reached in employee absenteeism and there were more employee arguments and
disagreements. The training seemed to polarize the staff even further.
It has become a source of concern for you because you now have reason to believe that some
staff may essentially be turning a “blind eye” to inmate activities if the staff member and the
inmate are of the same race/ethnicity. This naturally compromises the security of the
institution and places everyone's safety in jeopardy.
Upon attempting to improve employee racial relations in your prison institution, you note that
there appears to be two rough “group views” within your prison staff. There is one group who
is “hard-lined” and conservative. This group takes a punitive approach toward the inmate
population. The other group is more “soft” and liberal in approach and takes a less restrictive
approach to human relations with the inmate population. These groups seem to be at great
odds with one another and the irony is that there are members of each racial/ethnic
background and of both genders who subscribe to BOTH views.
Reflect on the above scenario and answer the following questions using a 350 word minimum
for each answer.