CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Productive Forces, Critical Criminology, Social Inequality
15 Jan 2018
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Social con ict as the root of social problems - including crime. Crime is a by-prodcut of social structures and social inequality that restricts human freedom and choice. Adopts a social justice orientation to their analysis: more focused on addressing racial, classed, and gendered forms of prejudice. Rejects the idea that criminals are evil people who wish to hurt others violate their rights. Goes beyond structural theories of crime and deviance as a way of theorizing crime. Tends to occur in socially uneven ways: example: no adults will get criminalized for expressing themselves sexually through nudes etc. but teens will - and teens are less powerful in society. Often re ects power differentials: example: rich vs poor, cooperation vs community. Known for his work examining power and governability. Power: not a jaunty that can be possessed. Not just negative but creative: power is how money is put in effect, used to produce textile advantage, about productive forces.
