CRM 2306 Lecture Notes - Kingston Penitentiary, Auburn System, Solitary Confinement
8 Feb 2013
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Overview: bridge-in exercise, locating the emergence of the penitentiary in canada (beattie, 1977) The emergence of the prison as an alternative punishment in canada. The regime and objectives of kingston penitentiary: new objectives, familiar outcomes (jackson, 2002) Arbour commission report (1996: bridge-out exercise, mid-term exam 1 review. Trying to explain what crime looked like in canada. Symptom of immorality, social instability and lack of respect / deference. Individual inadequacies (lack of education, moral instruction, discipline and character / vice and idleness) The emergence of prison as an alternative punishment in canada. Capital punishment seen as immoral and / or ineffective. Prison envisaged as a site of punishment and reformation through schooling, work, moral influence, and discipline. Communal work in silence during the day and separate cells at night. Put grievance counselling in place a way for prisoners to deal with what they have done.
