We already know that
America has a prison population problem. In 2012, there was about 113,000
In Sociology there was
an experiment done with a baby monkey. The baby monkey was put in a cage with
two robot moms. One of the robot moms had a soft cloth over itself and
the other mom had a feeding bottle. In the experiment it was concluded that the
baby monkey attached itself to the cloth mom and would only go the non-cloth
mom to retrieve food. In conclusion it is shown that nature and nurture are
equivalent to each other.
So these babies need to
form a bond with an adult that should be there for their childhood. It is best
to encourage bonding with the mother as soon as the baby is born because it
could go through unstable emotions and could affect their basic social skills
and future. Advocates say it gives the mother incentives to improve their life
for their child. Mothers who have been separated from their babies are more
like to return to prison.
So what does one
do, do we either encourage more states to create nursery prisons. Many would
say that this would encourage the poor to commit more crimes to get government
help. Or do we just sweep up the babies as soon as their born to a foster home
or adoption center. Jim Dwyer, opposes that children should be raised in
prisons and even suggest that women should terminate their child because they
use them as an excuse to receive a lower sentence. Though it is stated in the
article that Dwyer opinion seems a bit racist because he aims his theory toward
black mothers.
We should look at what is best for the children. We do not want these kids being influence in prison and repeating the actions of a parent but we can not separate them from their mother. Its a complicated situation that is overlooked and should be fixed in a way that best for the children.
