CRM 4302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Security Certificate, Prison Abolition Movement, Ageism
25 Jan 2019
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"offender": they define and trace the anthological roots, offender is a socially constructed identity. Alternative forms of perception: how abolitionists view crime, question the ontological reality of crime: "crime doesn"t exist. If the ontological reality of crime did exist, it would exist all around the world and be defined as the same way. It doesn"t have ontological roots: because different societies have different norms and values. Lionel tate: what if an act is not defined as "crime" by the state, for example, medical assisted-suicide, crime serves many purposes such as, maintain political power relations; Lends legitimacy to the expansion of crime control. Justifies inequality and injustice: the social inequality because they"re in a system that is ageism, sexist, racist in a capitalist society: It"s a method of survival for people who are in low socio-economic status. A person who goes to prison is or has typically .
