SOC SCI 164C Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: House Arrest
Document Summary
Vast changes in social structures & growing influence of the church in everyday life. Sinners had to repay 2 debts 1 to society, 1 to god. Corporal punishment any physical pain except death: often matched w/ crime, liars" tongues cut off, thieves" hands cut off. Widespread use of capital & corporal punishment in middle ages seen as deterrences (prevention for future crimes) To protect/punish inmates & to control behaviors of those who work & guard them. To keep control in prison & to avoid & minimize violence. Concept of the standard of human decency for in custody treatment. Federal government help change this standards, yet w/ the over sight there is still issues. Concepts of the standard of human decency for in custody treatment: state, federal, international. Parole (more than a year, 5k+ fine) Probation (county, local punishable for 1 year or less, 5k fine) Manages behaviors outside of prison for a specified amount of time.
