role of prisons

Question 1

role

Answer 1

incarceration, rehabilitation, punishment, protect people on the streets

Question 2

funcs

Answer 2

retributive - prisons act as a form of vengence
restorative justice - allows prisoners to meet victims hoping to create sympathy and prevent re offence

Question 3

marxists

Answer 3

althusser - RSA - form of control for those who do not conform
further more it serves the needs of the ruling class by providing labour ‘free labour’ as punishment

Question 4

fouclaut

Answer 4

psychological punishment, self dicipline, extended onto wider society through cctv and tech

Question 5

garland

Answer 5

adaptive - identification of risk groups and aiming to intervene at an early stage (actuarial justice)
expressive - changing perception of crime to be less challanging
soverign state - included incarceration

Question 6

negative eval

Answer 6

reoffending rate was 27.5% in 2023 suggesting prisons arent effective
restorative justice might be better