SOC209H5 Lecture 8: soc 209-corrections
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Usually they used to kill them in many gruesome ways- eg tie each limb to a horse and pulling. Shifted from punishing body to punishing the mind- so put them in a cell. Reasons: stronger mechanisms of surveillance, in the olden days it was very hard to catch people and so you had to make a huge deal out of them. Economy of power balanced out they didn"t need these harsh punishments any more. So dealt with mind like depravation of liberty- physical but mostly psychological punishment. Or civilizing process- like washing hands, movement away from being harsh, dirty, it was distasteful. Also it is bad for business, people used to leave business and watch the hanging or executions. Laws of segregation: we should not house convicts with non-convicted/ charged people. People were often held in custody because courts used to travel a lot. Age of enlightenment- people like jeremy- their idea of individual liberty.
