CRM 2306 Lecture Notes - Collectivism, Social Distance, Kingston Penitentiary

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2306
• Professor: Justin Piche

Document Summary

Question 1: why did the modern prison emerge: because society needed a better way to stop and control crime without torture and being inhumane. Couldn"t be selective about who we were denying rights to. Acceptable and legal way to remove undesirables from society. Question 2: why do we imprison: to keep criminals off the street and prevent them from committing more illegal acts. Question 3: what is prison life like for prisoners and staff: depressing. For prisoners it is probably a constant reminder of the fact that they fucked up their lives. For the staff it"s probably hard for them to live with the fact that they are taking away another human beings liberty. They might try and put themselves in the shoes of the prisoners. Question 4: how do you think prison objectives and prison life have changed over time, and why: the objectives have changed from solely focusing on the criminal act to the person themselves.