Module 3 Insti
Module 3 Insti
Punishment
Learning Outcomes
History of Punishment
Definition of Punishment
Punishment is a means of social control. It is a device to cause people to
become cohesive and to induce conformity.
Punishment is the infliction of some sort of pain on the offender for
violating the law.
Penalty imposed, as for transgression of law any pain, penalty, forfeiture
or confinement imposed by the court for a wrong doing.
Early Forms of Punishment
Primitive Era
1. Death penalty was carried out by hanging, immersing in boiling water,
burning and feeding offenders to wild animals.
2. The Rack – One of the most painful forms of Medieval torture, the rack
consisted of a large rectangular wooden frame, with a roller at one or
both ends. Victim was positioned on the frame, his ankles were
fastened to one roller and the wrists to the other. As the interrogation
process progressed, a handle attached to the top roller was used to
gradually stretch the limbs away from the body, resulting in
excruciating pain.
3. The Scavenger’s Daughter – It was A- frame-shaped metal rack to
which the head was strapped to the top point of the of the A, the
hands at the midpoint and the legs at the lower spread ends;
swimming the head down and forcing the knees up in sitting position
so compressed the body as to force the blood from the nose and ears
it worked the opposite principle of the rack by compressing the body
rather than stretching it.
Guillotin
The Garotte
Premature Burial
Stoning or Lapidation Quartered
Purposes of Punishment
Justification of Punishment
Essay
OVERALL IMPRESSION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Suggested Readings
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