CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Kingston Penitentiary, Total Institution, Psy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1300
• Professor: Carolyn Gordon

Document Summary

First prison in canada is the kingston penitentiary; june 1st 1835 - september. Based on the auburn model (no communication) A place where people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time and come under the control of officials who run the institution. Ex: boarding school, rehab, psy hospitals, military, prison. Activities, time and space control focused on institutional goals of correction and/or treatment. Radi(cid:272)all(cid:455) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g a perso(cid:374)"s perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:272)arefull(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)trolli(cid:374)g the environment. Staff tried to erode i(cid:374)(cid:373)ate"s auto(cid:374)o(cid:373)(cid:455) a(cid:374)d ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) Staff rebuild personality using rewards and punishments. Socialization process which through which new inmates learn accepted norms, values and culture of the prison. Unique social code of unwritten rules that tell inmates how to behave, think and interact with others. Show repect, know your place, in the hierarchy. **over the years this code has been replaced by another** Inmates develop a social system as a way of adapting with the pains of imprisonment.