Sociology 2256A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Halfway House, Problem Solving, Prison Bound

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2256A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Silcox

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Third approach to crime (1) punishment (2) reformation (3) intermediate sanctions. Continuum of correctional sanctions morris & tonry; this continuum is formed by correctional punishments that range from probation, at one end (least restrictive) and prison, at the other end (most restrictive). Community corrections defined as any pre-sentencing services by the courts and the supervision of offenders released on bail, or sentenced to a period of supervision in the community. Many alternatives to punishments came into play but none fully replaced any punishment: ex: prisons used instead of capital punishment / parole used instead of transportation. Difficulties in studying intermediate sanctions: defining the term itself, determining when the application of surveillance or monitoring tools becomes a sanction itself. Duri(cid:374)g the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)(cid:859)s, the a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:373)edia a(cid:374)d pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)ued to fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) their so (cid:272)alled (cid:862)(cid:449)ar o(cid:374) (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:863) a(cid:374)d to lobby for longer prison sentences as the only appropriate reaction to crime.