SOC300H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: People V. Turner
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Lecture 1: outline introduction to canadian prisons. Midterm: sa definitions and significance; la analytical points (demonstrate understanding) Rehabilitation, deterrence (general & specific), retribution (restitution & getting back), maintain social order (annunciation and denunciation), incapacitation. Surveillance, take away their liberty, discipline and education, segregation from society, progressive form of punishment. To punish, but is it meeting the objectives of punishment; Prison has no effect on recidivism rate or worse. Research does not suggest crime rates reduced by raising severity of sentence; more sever sentences will not reduce crime rates. Savings outweighed when released (amount of cost of keeping ppl in prison) In theory we want to lock up anyone likely to reoffend; not easy to do. Work houses put poor and destitute to work to pay off their debts. Temp. place to hold people waiting for trial. Idea of poor was that they were immoral because they did not work; lazy.
