CCJS 342 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED(RATED A+)

CCJS 342 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED(RATED A+)

, Purpose of punishment and early punishment trends: Why do we punish? - ANSWER-
punitive vs. correctional methods
--> not mutually exclusive (ex. drug courts)
- the purpose of punishment is to control/deter crime
---> is this assumption true?

Purpose of punishment and early punishment trends: Durkheim 1858-1917 - ANSWER-
punishment is "meaningful demonstration"
--> satisfies human emotional need = retribution
- hypothesized that modern societies would punish less severely
--> the more sever the crime, the more severe the reaction
- punishment is /functional/ --> so is crime
--> increases or maintain social solidarity
----> punishment may be even more important when solidarity is threatened
--> individual AND community level satisfaction
**- punishment works if offender feels bad and society is happy **

Purpose of punishment and early punishment trends: Are Durkheim's ideas only
applicable to early American history? - ANSWER- public confession and repentance
were crucial aims
- community participation in shaming
- corporal punishment (ex. torture)
--> small crimes: fines, warning
--> serious crimes: the pillory, stocks, whipping
--> branding and letter-wearing to mark offenders
- other colonial punishments
--> banishment
--> death penalty - looser
--> imprisonment (not common)
----> in general, purpose of punishment was retribution

Purpose of punishment and early punishment trends: Foucault 1926-1984 - ANSWER-
three main "shifts" in punishment
1. elimination of physical pain
2. from public to private
3. from body to soul (mental punishment)

Purpose of punishment and early punishment trends: American prison system -
ANSWER1780-1800s: time of reform
- elements (Howard 1777)
--> secure buildings
--> strict discipline
--> hard labor