ADJUS-121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Slumlord, Moral Authority, Dan Kahan
26 Aug 2020
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Canada has one of the highest levels of imprisonment in the western world (aside from the. Shaming punishments: stigmatizing publically communicates the offenders status to a wider audience. Literal stigmatization is the stamping of an offender with a mark or symbol that invited ridicule. Self debasement penalties involve ceremonies or rituals that publicly disgrace the offender. The first required offenders to publicize their own convictions, describing their crimes in first person and apologizing for them. These penalties combine stigmatizing publically with an element of self debasement. Apology ritual: i. e. thief ordered to apologize to church congregation. Judge orders convicted burglars to allow his victims to enter his home and choose items of their choosing. New york, slumlord sentenced to house arrest in one of his rat infested properties where he was greeted with a banner saying welcome home you reptile. New jersey, required wall street brokers and others who urinate in public to clean the city"s streets.
