Sociology 3260A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Conditional Sentence, House Arrest, Social Control
20 Dec 2018
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1: maintains order and promotes predictability of behaviour. Informal =begins with socialization process, learn rules of proper conduct. Imprisonment: go to jail, conditional sentence, sentenced to a period of incarceration up to 2 years, released based on following certain conditions under supervision of probation officer, ex. House arrest: used for less serious offenders, sometimes used for overcrowding in jail system. Intermittent sentence: spend certain days in jail (ex. 2: general deterrence: refers to ability of law to deter offender in general population. Sends message to public, do not break law or you will be punished. Specific =deter crime by offenders who have already been punished: deter them from re-offending. Sentencing is probably the most difficult part of being a judge. Judicial notice of such matters as: history of colonialism, displacement and residential schools, history continues to be translated into lower educational attainment, lower incomes, higher unemployment, higher rates of substance abuse and suicide, and higher rates of incarceration.
