CRMN 3060U Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Soul, Sociological Perspectives, Sian Elias
21 Nov 2018
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Punishment can be physical or psychological, performed publicly or privately, formal or informal, and it can be the subject of legal sanction. However, most of us tend to think that punishment is carried out by the state. Thinking this, and also knowing that our government and its officials do perform acts of punishment, says a lot about our society and will also impact how we view punishment and why we punish. General --> when we use punishment with the goal of discouraging others in society from offending. 4: ex. if we have siblings and we saw them get punished for something, this would make us think twice about doing it. Specific --> goal of discouraging the actual individual offender from engaging in that activity again: ex. our parents would punish us to ensure our behaviour never happened again. These goals reflect particular perspectives on crime and.
