CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Prison Ship, Alexis De Tocqueville, Consequentialism
21 Mar 2014
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Need a model of understanding punishment other than just crime. Weber: institutionalization of punishment has to be located in state formation. Different ways to deal with crime depending on the social class. If the notion of infliction appears around the 12th century, it is in the 14-15th century that we will see the rise of the use of death penalty; we will also see a generalized sort of punishment. During that time, punishment is spectacular in nature the king wants to show his power through the spectacle of punishment. Will lead to a modern way of doing justice. Rusche and kircheimer: they suggested that when the death penalty recedes it is because of the new importance of human life it increased. In period of economy growth, we tend to see a more tolerate penal system. The value placed on human life depends on the economy value. Melossi: tries to analyze transformation i penal policies.
