Sociology 2256A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kingston Penitentiary, Correctional Service Of Canada, Eastern State Penitentiary
4 Sep 2017
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Varying understandings of crime and punishment based on time and space. Crime: an act, or omission, that violates the criminal law and is subject to a legal response that is sanctioned by the state. Criminal law: formal means by which society attempts to protect the public and define guidelines for public order and stability. The imposition of sanctions includes four rationales to protect society (slide 11: deterrence. Number or proportion of offenders involved in the correctional process changes. Ecclesiastical prisons run by catholic church (early as 6th century, common by the 9th) First house of correction: built at bridewell, london, 1557, hard labour, housed everyone. England: transpiration and hulks (1579-1776: seen as remand, some drowned on hulks. Correctional change late (cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:859)s: international prison congress of 1872, started thinking humanely and rehabilitation. Three broad ideologies to correctional practices: punishment, retribution, deterrence.
