- Explain Toby’s argument regarding why people support punishment.
- If the social control of deviance is dependent on our use of punishment, can we eliminate punishment?
- According to Durkheim, what is the primary purpose of punishment?
- Did Durkheim believe that punishment is necessary for preventing crime?
- According to Durkheim, what would happen to the morale of conformists if law-violators were not punished for their crimes?
- According to Rock’s article, how do courts, as a mechanism of social control, reinforce normative boundaries?
- What are some of the obstacles that inhibit the courts from adequately reinforcing normative boundaries?
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