CRM 306 Lecture 1: 1 Intro to Corrections in Canada
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Today : general information about the course, brief exercise, context for understanding corrections in canada, course outline. General info about course: theoretical analysis of sanctioning: Explore relationship between punishment and society to understand punishment as a social phenomenon. Our focus is not so much on how to punish more effectively". Instead we will objectively view penal institutions and sanctions to understand their role in a wider social network: substantive analysis of corrections: Issues and debates in corrections (canada and abroad) I expect that you will have read the material for the week: lecture: not a summary of readings, textbook + ereserve. Jail, prison, mental institutions, communities, group homes, disclosing criminal records as an adult. Media; rep as criminal, expose those who are charged. Past; used physical violence to punish crimes (eye for an eye) Public to deter others from committing crimes present; locked up, rehab, trained in skills more private compared to past.
