The systematic failings of the prison system

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04/21/2009

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Table of Contents The systematic failings of the prison system Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Historical practices of punishment
  3. Policy regime
  4. New punishment policy
  5. New penology
  6. Conclusion
  7. References

Abstract

The prison system has held a legitimate place within society for so long now that it is difficult for us to imagine that there was a time when it did not exist. However, just because there has been a complex system of correction and social control put in place for centuries does not mean that such a system hasn't gone through significant changes and ideological revolutions. Instead, the formats and purposes which society has seen take place in its prisons have changed many times since the inception of imprisonment as a punishment. In the early nineteenth century, the supposedly self-governing jail was replaced by a total regimentation which included lonely detention, "treadmills" and "moral instructors", moving away from the torture and humiliation of previous eras which Michel Foucault (1977) described as the "gloomy festival of punishment" (p. 8). This development was followed by the prison being recognized as a democratic community sometime during the early twentieth century, evolving in later years to become recognized as a center for treatment and rehabilitation.

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Level :General public Study : Social sciences School/University : University of Toronto

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