SOC307H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Psychopathy, Social Forces, Eugenics
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Normal: varies historically: productive, functional, moral, healthy * such as: following norms, having a job/career, getting married etc * was not around in the past: very expensive: food, water, shelter etc. * setting up a prison required much knowledge. Brings together the offender, victim and community. * the affects that crime has on community. Ex. being scared; thus, community = other victim. Reintegration: of offender into community: offender: Competency development: classes and programs: community: safety, victim. Confronts the offender and voices ones concerns. No deceit or lying (produces a place for healing to take place) Opportunity for the offender to express shame and sorrow. No hatred, revenge = continuance and escalation of violence. Added 3 new concepts: mitigating factors: difference between crimes and their punishments = serious crime, serious punishment, past record: repeat offenders "should" receive harsher punishments (based on their choices, differences in free will: class, power and prestige.
