CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Intellectual Disability, Nevada State Prison, William Kemmler
18 Jan 2017
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Compare and contrast ancient and modern methods of social control. Describe the means of control in colonial america. Describe contributions of alexzander maconochie, sir walter crofton and zebulon. Discuss arguments for and against capital punishment. Prior to 700 ad, justice was a private matter: retaliation, the blood fued. Family, tribe or group enforced rules and protected members from outside threats. Corporal punishment: inflict physical harm and pain as punishment and deterrent: specific and general deterrence. Infliction of sever and/ or prolonged pain to achieve coercion, revenge, and punishment. Flogging: nature of serious(cid:374)ess of (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)ed the (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er of (cid:862)lashes(cid:863, present day caning. Branding: per(cid:373)a(cid:374)e(cid:374)t (cid:862)la(cid:271)eli(cid:374)g(cid:863) of (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)als, natha(cid:374)iel ha(cid:449)thor(cid:374)e"s the scarlet letter. Humiliation: (cid:862)a(cid:374) e(cid:455)e for a(cid:374) e(cid:455)e(cid:863, placed in stocks in the public square, offender is punished, visible deterrent to general public. Shock death: accused sentences to death but granted a reprieve at the last second (cid:862)e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)(cid:863) pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. The galley: prisoners powered naval ships.
