Incarceration rates (Reflective Learning link in the Deviance and…

Question Answered step-by-step Incarceration rates (Reflective Learning link in the Deviance and… Incarceration rates (Reflective Learning link in the Deviance and Crime module): What do you think accounts for the American propensity to imprison its citizens? Or considered from the opposite direction, why do Canada and other nations in the “Global North” have substantially lower incarceration rates? Students can draw on content here obtained from the textbook, SOC+ text, pages 112 when prisons are discussed through to the end of the chapter, p. 117. Add your thoughts here about what you think could be done to redress this problem of imprisonment (high recidivism/reoffending rates and “turning small time crooks into hardened criminals,”p.113, evidence that prisons don’t work/deter/lower the crime rate) such as the Scandinavian rehabilitative approach described on p.116 or the restorative justice model.   Social Science Sociology SOCIOLOGY 2040 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)