CRIM 3656 Lecture 3: CRIM 3656 - Lecture #3
7 Feb 2019
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Part 1 theoretical and historical approaches to punishment. Punishment as a direct social action and signifier. Culture doesn"t exist brought forward in our institutions. To distinguish right from wrong immoral and moral. Media is a crucial intermediary (258) in communicating penalty to the general public. The communicative power of the concrete and routine. Images of the supreme court of canada. Informs the self-conception of those who wear them taking on a particular row. Can contain or exclude the offender in the courtroom. What kinds of meanings do penal practices convey? (garland, 1990) Meanings that punishment broadcasts to a social audience. Notions about what a person is supposed to be. There is clear expectation that punishment is based on what is normal and acceptable. The ways individuals relate or should relate to each other. Behavioural standards are put out in social relations. Range of political approaches that deliberately appeal to the people".
