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Resocialization and Total Institutions

Author: Zach Lamb

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain

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Terms to Know
Resocialization

The attempt to fundamentally change a person's, typically and inmate's or an enlistee's, ingrained personality by carefully controlling the environment.

Total Institution

An institution set apart from the rest of society in which individuals are controlled, monitored, and shaped by an administrative staff.