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Deviance and Social Control
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Social Control
The methods by which social groups try to ensure conformity.PrisonsLawsFolkwaysmoresNorms
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Types of Social Control
Informal Social Controls everyday expectations-ie: stares, talk, ridicule, threats
Formal Social Controls actions violate important social values and threaten social order and well-being.written down in Canada’s Criminal Code-ie: law courts, prisons, psychiatric hospitals, sports rules, school rules
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Bibby and Posterski’s categories of major and minor social controls(page294)
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PRISONS AS INSTITUTIONS FOR SOCIAL CONTROL
The main purpose of prisons are:Intended to cause hardship as a form of punishmentA way to remove dangerous individuals from societySeen as a deterrent to discourage criminals and would-be criminals from breaking the lawTo rehabilitate the offender through training and counselling
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Do prisons achieve these goals???
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ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON
Full Parole -release from prison under supervision-has conditions-must serve a minimum of 1/3 sentence
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Day Parole
-parolee can work or go to school during the day, but must report to the institution at night.-4 months to 1 year
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Temporary absences-short term release
-no greater than 3 days -medical, humanitarian or administrative
reasons
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Mandatory Supervision -reward for good behaviour-usually 2/3 through sentence-release by law-subject to same regulations as
those on full parole
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Probation-alternative to imprisonment
-probation officer -must remain in certain area -can be sent back to prison if
person does not comply
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Community Service-work for a prescribed number of hours in the community
-work often related to nature of their offence
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Fines-less serious criminal offences
-traffic offences
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Read E.C. Deloria’s article
What advantages are there to looking for and expanding alternatives to prison?