SOCI 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Urban Institute, Social Philosophy, Ronnie Lee Gardner
13 Sep 2016
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Mass imprisonment (this is an institution: garland (2001, institution emerged in usa since 1970s, main trend: increase since 1970s in imprisonment rates to present, 2 defining features: Mauer (2001: policy changes and incarceration. 3 strikes and you"re out laws: require life imprisonment without parole for those convicted of 3 felonies. There were two more here i wasn"t fast enough at typing to catch because she didn"t have a slide for them : tough on crime movement. Causes of mass imprisonment: question: why was there growth in us incarceration, 1. Blumstein and beck analyze the patterns of change from 1980-1996: 2. Causes discussed by garland (2001), mauer (2001) and toney (1999) Garland: mass imprisonment was not a policy that was proposed, researched, costed, debated and democratically agreed, mass imprisonment emerged as the outcome of a converging series of policies and decisions, drifted into this situation. Why the growth in incarceration: increases in sanctions.
