Deviance

In my opinion, punishable deviance a societal construct and I don't think it is avoidable in our society. When people are negatively deviant, since it is against the norm we feel the need to punish them. I believe that we regulate the punishments through our court systems, but they aren't always fair and equal. Sometimes punishments which are given to white men aren't the same given to men of different ethnicities just because of their background. I believe that if we are going to punish those are are negatively deviant in societies, we need to punish fairly, and also with punishments that are able to help. Our punishment/penitentiary system tells us as sociologists that we judge people and and don't try to give them help because they are different than the rest of society. I think the rehab aspect of our jail systems are clearly lacking after watching the 30 days episode. I think that if these people were able to get the help they needed, and actually finish out the sessions, that they would come out of jail as better people and they would be less likely to get back involved in their old ways. In the film, the inmates weren't required to finish their rehab. If they were able to leave before it was over, they did. But I think if they were required to finish once they've started, they would be better off. I believe that the deviants who are in jail can be helped and improve their lifestyles if they just had the access to programs that could help them. They are are deviant because they don't know any other way, and if we could help them properly we could teach them the right way.