Blog 21

Issues that the association, National Association of Female Correctional Officers ( NAFCO), has identified as significant to their members are working towards sexual assault and harassment of female officers, and to promote the development and use of cutting edge technology. They are also trying to secure the passage of federal legislation that would help stop female officers from being raped and sexually assaulted while on duty.


Britton suggests lots of changes in order to change the structure of these institutions, but the biggest one is to change the connection between gender and inequality. “If our goal is the creation of less oppressively gendered organizational environments (Britton 2000), then the most fruitful implications of this work are those that can help us to mitigate the effects of the connection between gender and inequality.” (Britton 225) It will not be an easy thing and it will take a long time, but people just have to be patient and I think eventually everybody will see drastic changes. “Encouraging more realistic portrayals of prison life, depictions that do not revolve around hyperviolent images of animalistic inmates and sadistic wardens and officers would be a first step towards changing the cultural construction of the prison and our preconceptions about the occupation. Any stories of women’s real lives in prison would also be welcome.” (Britton 225) I think the real stories of women’s lives are very important. If you give people a way to genuine way to connect with these women, a lot more people will be supportive.

Preparing officers for training in both men and women’s institutions, whether they are male or female, is also a very good situation. Some men officers do not know how to handle these women in these institutes and some women officers do not know how to handle the men in these men institutions. Being given a diverse training would help out a lot because it would make these officers more prepared.