lecture 5 - prison reform Flashcards
foucalt discipline and punish was concerned with monumental shift that occurred between what 2 penal styles?
- corporal punishment
- imprisonment
foucalt said we transitioned from
what culture to what culture
transition from a culture of spectacle to a carceral culture
foucalt interested in how and why this transition occurred
the birth of the prison was out what agenda?
reformist agenda
why was the reformist agenda in prisons implemented?
- implemented because of 19th century outcries over INHUMANE TREATMENT of prisoners and the insane
what did foucalt argue to why the crime reformist agenda occurred in mainly prisons
arguing the reform occurred because prisons could punish better
- WERE MORE EFFICENT
What prison architecture did foucalt retrieve from jermemy bentham ?
the panoptican
what does the purpose of constant surveillance compel prisoners to do?
(foucalt)
- compel prisoners to regard themselves as subject to correction
- to coax prisoners to learn how to inspect, manage and correct themselves
what practical impact did foucault’s discipline and punishment have for marginal groups ?
- it was a more EFFICIENT way of managing marginal groups
what form of power do prisons operate with?
subtle and relentless form of power
what idea of power did the panopticon present?
presented an idea that you didn’t need to lock prisoners away in a prison cell all the time to hold power over them
what did the birth of the prison reform in punishment?
reformed the FUNCTION of punishment
function of prisons?
to keep an eye on and correct behaviours deemed to be counter productive
what did the woolf report 1991 set out recommdendations for?
recommendations for the greatest reform agenda for prison policy for the next 3 decades
what other new/ revised projects of reform and modernisation?
PPA
- political rhetoric
- penal reform
- aims of imprisonment
- prison building programme
examples of political rhetorics
- prison is a fiasco
- prison works
- the rehabilitation revolution
why is prisons a fiasco?
Ineffective at meeting its stated aims through….
- ineffective at meeting its stated aims,
- namely its ability to prevent future crimes through deterring, incapacitating and rehabilitation individuals
- or on basis its simply deserved
‘prison works’ encourages to do what?
build more prisons and make them harsher
what 3 things does the rehabilitation revolution argue for need to reshape
RRD
argues for need to reshape
- rehabilitation,
- resettlement
- desistance
What caused the government U turn from prison works
riot
discontinous with…
contradicted same gov judgement that said prison was…
- strangeways riot and woolf report
- discontinuous with CJA 1991
- contradicted same gov judgement that prison was ‘an expensive way of making bad people worse’
in 1999 and 2000 what % in magistrates court immediate custody
4.4%
14%
in 1999 and 2000 what % in crown court immediate custody
43%
64%
in 2000 what % were short term prison sentences up by
67%
what did ashworth 2003 encourage sentencers to apply a criterion based on whether or not right thinking members of the public would feel justice had….
NOT been done if the person RETAINED their liberty
3 examples of the tough on crime, law and order mantra
tougher…
tendency to propose…
focus on…
- tougher sentences - increase use of prisons
- tendency to propose harsher prison conditions (policy shifts since mid 1990s)
- focus on secure containment
