Social crime control

Question 1

Surveillance - Foucault

Answer 1

Argues the nature of social control has changed from public punishments to the body to more subtle types of punishment.

Question 2

Evaluation of Foucault: Positive

Answer 2

Bauman and Lyon are postmodernists who agree with Foucault that we are living in an age of ever-present surveillance.

Question 3

Evaluation of Foucault: Negative

Answer 3

However, now living in a post-panoptical age where the ‘watchers’ themselves are no longer present.

Question 4

Punishment

Answer 4

Fines, community services, tagging, prison, deprivation of privileges, torture, public humiliation. Retribution - paying back society (restorative justice) deterrence, rehabilitation and incapacitation.

Question 5

Functionalist views on punishment

Answer 5

Durkheim - Punishment is important, should be visible, increases social solidarity gives people opportunity.

Question 6

Marxist views on punishment

Answer 6

Critical of CJS, punishment used to maintain social order, corrupt and unfair. RSA - protect ruling class.

Question 7

Right realists views on punishment

Answer 7

They are for punishing criminals.

Question 8

Left realists views on punishment

Answer 8

Believe in rehabilitation.