PACS329 Chapter Notes -Due Process
12 Feb 2013
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Pacs 329 reading notes - february 4, 2013. Due process - protect the offender and society"s rights (but not necessarily the victims). The offender has been like a bystander throughout this process. Prison is normative in western society, we operate under a presumption of prison which is why incarceration rates are so high. Sexual violence - a distant means of asserting power over others by those who were denied legitimate forms of power or meaning, its a frustration characteristic of prison life. Violence may become, for this offender and many others who go to prison, a way of coping, a way of solving problems, and a way of communicating. Prison will further strip away his sense of self worth and autonomy. For many offenders, violence is a twisted form of self defense that is provoked by feelings of weakness and vulnerability.
