A MODEL OF THE PRISONIZATION PHENOMENON
as a concept or theory of punishment, but as a functional tool used by the prison staff to control inmates. Most of the narrative from the father and son focuses on this topic. The differences between the two men's views are significant. The father used corporal punishment during his time because the prisoners were controlled through fear. Corporal punishment was swift, brutal, and unrecorded. The son, working in road camps, used physical violence selectively because of its pragmatic usefulness in controlling small groups of inmates; he relied more heavily on threats of violence to "con" the inmates. The grandson is a probation officer who has no use for corporal viosubcultural adaptations. See L. CARROLL, HACKS, BLACKS AND CONS 5 7 (1974) [Vol. 71