Tuesday, October 19, 2010

My group for Sociology of Law and Justice presented on the question 'Do prisons work?' this afternoon and the post-discussion led to the conclusion that there is no way out of the fact that the state is the one using prisons for its own agenda and that it is impossible to find the perfect solution to solve the problem of reforming and reintegrating the ex-convict. Scientists say crime is a disease. Sociologists argue that crime is caused by structural inequalities. One soci friend of mine wrote on her FB saying: 'what do you study sociology for? the whole point of sociology is to tell you that it's not your fault' Indeed what she concluded of sociology is very true, which is at the same time eerie and frightening. Sociology is denying the fact that crime, as all other forms of sin (i.e. falling short of God's standard of holiness - Romans 3:23) are sins committed against a holy and just God of the universe. It is not a disease whereby the criminal will pathologically continue to commit crime and neither are structural inequalities to be blamed. It is the sinful heart of the individual that needs to be dealt with.
topsy turvy-ed @ 11:33 PM