How would you act if you were a inmate in prison? What if you were a prison guard? How would you behave? Back in 1971 a unique study was done that brought forth some troubling questions. To learn about the Standford Prison Experiment, go to http://www.prisonexp.org/. Do you think that the same type of experiment could take place today?
Prisons develop there own social structure culture. A part of that culture is there own language sometimes called prison argot. To learn a little about this language go to Prisoner Dictionary site at http://dictionary.prisonwall.org/. Did you take the quiz? How did you do?
