SOCIOL 2C06 Study Guide - Labeling Theory, Experience 7, Supermax Prison
9 Apr 2013
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Rehabilitation (support narrative: strengths based models of rehabilitation: Active approaches to deterrence and rehabilitation based on reintegrative shaming and de-stigmatizing rituals: reintegration narrative (forgiveness and redress, deficit based models of rehabilitation: Passive approaches to deterrence and rehabilitation based on disintegrative shaming and stigmatizing rituals: control narratives - deficit based, hard-line just desserts" approach: Offender as a rational, free-willed agent who chooses to offend. Offender deserve to suffer for their crime. Offender is a passive recipient of control and punishment. Isolation: support narrative - deficit-based, soft-line approach: Offender driven by biological, psychological or sociological forces. Offender"s behavior is a pathological in nature and should be treated with available scientific means. Difficult to measure the success of supportive rehabilitative methods (scientific problem) Too expensive to administer an effective supportive rehabilitative system (economic problem) Just desserts model contains the get tough on crime" narrative. Just desserts" proponents believe: we are still not yet tough enough on crime".
