Recruits unable to adapt to prison values and compete the process of socialization were subject to ostracism.

Socialization Process

The process by which individuals learn and internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of their society or social group, helping them to function as members of that society.

Prison Values

The core principles and standards that guide the operations, policies, and culture within a prison system.

Ostracism

A form of social exclusion in which a person is temporarily banished or excluded from a community or group through a formal or informal process.