I believe punishable deviance is a societal construct. If a person is willing to use deviance in a negative way, then it can be used against them. I feel that jails (and similar structures) regulate punishment nicely. But, its NOT always effective. In the movie "30 Days" we saw George and Travis wanting to change their lives in a positive way. Epically Travis when he choose to go into the special program. Once they, Travis and George, got out they ended right back into jail within two weeks(George)/months (Travis). Some people change their ways, but others they make patterns. During class one day we looked at a chart that compared people in the USA overall in prison from ages 18 to 44 were higher in jails than overall. Also, the number of blacks, Latinos, males, and high school or less than an high school education had higher numbers in jails than in the U.S.A. So once these people are in jail, the punishment can vary. The movie demonstrated a very different idea of jail than from what the usual "perspective" is. The 72 hours alone he sat in the room seemed very draining and difficult, but just being in that wide open room with others didn't display my idea of jail. I think that your punishment should be based on the crime you committed. In 30 days, most of these men did not seem intimidating. Both Travis and George seemed like fairly smart guys and they really wanted to take control of their lives and change. So I feel that it all depends on who and where you are staying and who is surrounding you.