Sociology 2256A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thesis Statement, Auburn Correctional Facility, Medical Model
5 Jan 2016
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Soc 2256b: week 2: history of punishment & corrections. Evolution of punishment: before middle ages, punishment. The response was punishment, ie death penalty, buried alive. stoning. Severe punishments until 18 c. but economic sanctions were also imposed . Imprisonment as punishment: 1500s england, 1600s continental europe, 1700s breakdown feudalism, retribution. Led to the bloody code video on the bloody code (*general idea) Severe punishments were used up to the 18th century. The enlightenment: 18th century, corporal punishment imprisonment, beccaria ( essay on crime and punishment ) Shift from physical punishment mental punishment: punishment should fit the crime led to a retailiation of the system, bentham, hedonistic calculus, prison was a better way/measure of punishment. Longer sentence for worse crime is a good model to follow. Prison would suit as a better measurement of punishment ie. longer sentence for worse crime. Punishment in early canada: 1600s to 1800s, punishment influenced by england and france, serious crimes death penalty.
