deviance and social control social control the methods by which social groups try to ensure...
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Deviance and Social Control
Social Control
The methods by which social groups try to ensure conformity.Prisons
Laws
Folkways
mores
Norms
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
Bibby and Posterski’s categories of major and minor social controls(page294)
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
Do prisons achieve these goals???
ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON
Full Parole -release from prison under supervision-has conditions-must serve a minimum of 1/3 sentence
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
Temporary absences-short term release
-no greater than 3 days -medical, humanitarian or administrative
reasons
Mandatory Supervision -reward for good behaviour-usually 2/3 through sentence-release by law-subject to same regulations as
those on full parole
Probation-alternative to imprisonment
-probation officer -must remain in certain area -can be sent back to prison if
person does not comply
Community Service-work for a prescribed number of hours in the community
-work often related to nature of their offence
Fines-less serious criminal offences
-traffic offences
Read E.C. Deloria’s article
What advantages are there to looking for and expanding alternatives to prison?