The Functions of Punishment
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- Created on: 01-05-15 14:28
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- The Functions of Punishment
- Punishment can take the form of:
- Retribution - vengeful punishment E.g eye for an eye etc.
- Restitute - repairing damage caused E.g community service
- Three roles of punishment
- Detterance - (short, sharp shock)
- Rehabilitation - drug/alcohol rehab, anger management
- Incapacitation - 3 strikes rule in the use, life means life, execution etc.
- Prison population is 5% female and 95% male.
- Bentham's Panoptician
- A new way of building prisons in a circular way where the guards could see the prisoners but the prisoners could not see the guards
- Is prison effective?
- Very expensive per prisoner, high re-offending rate, 'university of crime'
- Alternatives to prison? Divisionary methods such as 'youth clubs', probation, curfew, control orders, tagging, cctv etc
- Punishment can take the form of:
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