Punishment and victims of crime

what are the four types of punishment used in the uk?

Incarcitation - taken out of society put in prison

fines- for minor things

community service - for a minor thing again helping society mainly focused on youth

discharged

what does the CJS punish people?

  1. reduction

  2. retribution - expressive role and people deserve to be punished

deterrence

rehabilitation

incapacitation

what do sociologists think about punishment?

key ideas from functionalism

and marxism

durkhiem says punishment plays a vital role in society- also says its provides a outlook so the public to release there angry

marxists think it serves as a way of maintaining class inequality

weber says the cjs is good because it follows a set of balanced guidlines

postivits

  1. Miers - identfiying factors that make people prone to victims ( poor/ homeless most prone to repeat victimisation)

  2. hans von hentig - technology of victims - older people more vunerable to crimes online

  3. tierneys victim proneness and victim precipation - certain groups or individuals can mean there more likely to be victims.

critical

  1. marxists - victim blaming approach w/c usually victims due to exploitation from high status individuals

  2. Hierachy of victimisation - tombs and white - yorkshire ripper case

  3. labelling theory - becker - yorkshire ripper case