SOC313H1 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 Jan 24th 2012 SOC313H1 Tyler Frederick
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The history of control practices is not linear, it s messy. > lots of actors within any social control field, linear change is difficult. For any change there will be a counterforce because there are others with other interests. > police comes out of this (night watchman: moralistic undertone of these programs -> goal is to help the poor . Penal/welfare nexus: the coming together of social control system and the welfare system -> soup kitchens. Victorian penality (justice, crime control, punishment -> clearly laid out hierarchy of rules, letting the punishment fit the crime) vs. modern penality (addressing social problems. [welfarism, correction] and controlling through that) -> example: corrections canada, the punishment is designed to fix the problem. Rehabilitation -> hallmark of penal welfare, idea of making offenders better. Discretion -> another hallmark, judges should have a level of discretion in sentencing to take in relevant factors (prior offences, explanations, etc).
