Social Control Discipline And Regulation Analysis
Social Control, Discipline and Regulation
Crime is defined as a deviant act which goes against the norms and values of society which can be culturally and historically determined. The term crime really has no reality beyond the application of the term to particular acts. The acts themselves are not always classed as criminal, for example to kill a person during peacetime would be classed as criminal (murder), but to kill them on a battlefield would not. Criminal acts consist of many petty acts which cause little or no harm or financial loss to anybody, and often there is no victim. Many more serious crimes such as large scale tax evasion which costs the government a lot of money, are often overlooked and are seldom prosecuted.
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He does not explain this in depth nor does he explain how it fits in with society. Edward W Said states: other critics of Foucault argue he did not go in depth when explaining the struggle between individuality and society. Foucault did not give a purpose for the struggle or a goal to be obtained. Why should complete individuality be the ultimate purpose in life? “For Foucault there seems to be no focal point, but rather an endless network of relations” (Hoy, 1986: 55). If a person were to believe Foucault’s idea then following any rule of society would be submitting to the discipline of …show more content…
Prisons in England are currently close to full capacity, if they were effective they would be empty. Inmates are reportedly more likely to become recidivists and commit new crimes that they have learnt from other inmates. This causes greater problems for the Government when it comes to tackling crime. I believe that Michel Foucault is right in the sense that imprisonment, along with constant supervision and discipline is an abuse of power. John Braithwaite’s work on a restorative justice system could be beneficial to some offenders, victims and more importantly society as a whole. I don’t think it would be effective with all offenders and because the UK is so diverse the shaming culture would not work with all people as there is a variety of different norms and values we all
Crime is defined as a deviant act which goes against the norms and values of society which can be culturally and historically determined. The term crime really has no reality beyond the application of the term to particular acts. The acts themselves are not always classed as criminal, for example to kill a person during peacetime would be classed as criminal (murder), but to kill them on a battlefield would not. Criminal acts consist of many petty acts which cause little or no harm or financial loss to anybody, and often there is no victim. Many more serious crimes such as large scale tax evasion which costs the government a lot of money, are often overlooked and are seldom prosecuted.
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He does not explain this in depth nor does he explain how it fits in with society. Edward W Said states: other critics of Foucault argue he did not go in depth when explaining the struggle between individuality and society. Foucault did not give a purpose for the struggle or a goal to be obtained. Why should complete individuality be the ultimate purpose in life? “For Foucault there seems to be no focal point, but rather an endless network of relations” (Hoy, 1986: 55). If a person were to believe Foucault’s idea then following any rule of society would be submitting to the discipline of …show more content…
Prisons in England are currently close to full capacity, if they were effective they would be empty. Inmates are reportedly more likely to become recidivists and commit new crimes that they have learnt from other inmates. This causes greater problems for the Government when it comes to tackling crime. I believe that Michel Foucault is right in the sense that imprisonment, along with constant supervision and discipline is an abuse of power. John Braithwaite’s work on a restorative justice system could be beneficial to some offenders, victims and more importantly society as a whole. I don’t think it would be effective with all offenders and because the UK is so diverse the shaming culture would not work with all people as there is a variety of different norms and values we all