In the early morning of November 4, 1979 an angry mob of Islamic revolutionaries overran the US Embassy in Tehran, “the group called themselves the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line” (History, Unknown). The Iran Hostage Crisis was also known as “Conquest of the American Spy Den” which is the literal translation from Persian to English (Lee). From November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days in various locations around Iran to make it hard for the United States government to know exactly where the hostages were located (Amies). After failed attempts to negotiate the release of the hostages, the United States attempted to rescue the hostages. In 1979, Iran revolutionists…
The relationship between the American people and their government drastically changed in the 1970s. The people began to distrust their government after The Watergate Scandal, oil prices, and the falling economy. President Jimmy Carter, elected in 1976 was seen by the public as an honest man that was working for the people not for the evils of Washington DC. Carter, being an outsider, grew very popular with the American people. His lack of insider perspective became troublesome when he could not explain his clear motives and direction he was taking America. This not only caused tension within his own administration, but also caused the American people to regain the feeling of mistrust they once felt with Nixon during the Watergate scandal. Carter was unable to help with the economic problems nor properly able to negotiate the release of the American hostages in Iran, sealing his fate for a second term. Taken Hostage written by David Farber gives an adequate and well-researched report on the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He explains exactly how and why the hostages were taken as well as many of the issues of the time. One of these issues included the people’s portrayal of President Carter as incapable and ill equipped to help improve American life style as well as his powerless attempts at negotiating for the American hostages. Farber also discussed the reactions of both the American and Iranian people during the crisis, and how the media played up these reactions and events in order to get people more hyped and involved in the crisis.…
The crisis negotiator would be able to communicate with the hostage takers to get to the root of the problem, secure the hostages, and possibly end the crisis without fatalities. Prisons now act out crisis situations involving the taking of hostages in order to be prepared if a duplicate of the Attica Riot would somehow take place. The acting scene is a necessary part of training for Corrections Officers employed by the prisons. The Germs used time which only delayed the killings of the hostages by the terrorists and at the end it shows that there was no way out for these innocent…
My focus will be on the following questions. I will explain the type of incident, which category this hostage-taker falls into, and what my optimal role is in the situation. After that I will provide a plan and course of action to interact with this person. Explain the precautions I will take along with the precautions I will request the department to take. I will show what tertiary problems that I may be able to foresee in a prolong standoff and how I will address them. I will identify the sources I will use to gather information regarding the perpetrator and the specific information I would like to gather. I will identify how I would handle the situation with a very minimal amount of information; identify some probable hypothesis as to the perpetrator’s mental state, symptom presentation, and the likely outcome of the incident. Finally, I will speak to the roles you could have played in preparation for crisis incidents and how it could have benefited a department. Identify what needs to occur before I (as a psychologist) can become an integral part of the team.…
There are 3,200 local and county jails in the United States. In fifty states and over three thousand counties, only one of these is in Henry County. This is the Henry County Jail, run by professional men and women that contribute to its effectiveness today. In 1979, the facility was first opened and functioned as the county jail until 1991. It was later reopened in 2003 and referred to as the Jail Annex.…
Some of the major administrative positions are prison director, public affairs coordinator, legislative liason, legal advisors, internal affairs representative, health care professionals, correctional program professionals, and human management.…
Correctional officers supervisor expect them to perform their job correctly while interacting professionally to the inmates. The officers are expected to show no signs of weakness while performing their job duties. They are to remain fair at all times. A…
How can we keep control of the correctional facilities there are Many factors leading to violence are beyond the control of prison officials. Among…
Correctional officers keep order between prisons/jails, supervise inmates activities, report an inmate conduct also become an aid whom the inmates can talk to. Correctional officers are responsible for the inmate's safety, securities, and the supervision. Correctional…
The issue is the officers and over worked. They work extended periods attempting to keep up control in jail. At some point the equipment doesn't work so staff aren’t able to communicate. A few explanations behind prison violence add to the issue in state and federal prisons. Congestion builds stretch under the best of conditions, not to mention jail where people have restricted adapting abilities. Jail congestion postures extraordinary dangers to detainees, as well as expanded dangers to the prison guards who work in overcrowded penitentiaries. Certain circumstances like absence of phone accessibility may bring about violence. Not having access to correspond with friends and family can bring about prisoner violence as well. Most prisoners…
According to Thomson and Wadsworth (2005), many correctional officers have (deontological) exceptional knowledge and practice professionalism. While others tend to use (teleological) coercive, control against offenders gain advantage (pp. 317-318). A correctional officer must engage in ethical behavior. He must act professional; show respect for the incarcerated; be consistent; maintain integrity and honesty; and act impartial (p. 318).…
In this paper the objectives that will be addressed are past, present and future trends of corrections. Also, analyze current and future issues facing prisons and prison administrators as well as the roles and issues of alternate correction systems as a developing trend.…
Operational training is also a significant factor in prison violence. Inexperienced or absence of staff training consequences in prisoner violence. Ineffective equipped staff may have concern interacting with inmates or replying to them professionally. Prisoners sometimes are neglected by the same staff members who are there to safeguard them. A good corrections officer initially has to be someone with the ability to interact with a very assorted group of persons and to be willing to listen and reason out a difficult situations rather than employing violence. Removal of prison violence is not possible, but with a full considerations of what effects certain situations can lead to, less acts of violence in the prison system will occur…
Not only does bringing an inmate to a hospital pose safety concerns, it also suggests ethical concerns. Risking the lives of other people just to save one life is a hard concept for people to grasp and accept. Only if the inmate is in dire need should he or she be provided with inpatient care.…
The U.S. correctional system has come under critical public scrutiny which has corrections administrators scrambling to find ways to run effective correctional facilities. The reality of corrections administration today is that it is changing. Major issues of this changing environment include ongoing budget concerns, privatization, technology, overcrowding, program issues, personnel management, security issues, and legal issues. This paper examines these current issues facing correctional administrators today.…