CRM 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Restorative Justice, Corporatism, Crime Prevention
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Crm 304 - the social face of youth crime + stuff from before the break feb 28 week 6. Child saving jda need protection, need to save them. Models of youth justice: welfare model (jda) justice model- focus on individual rights (adult model) crime control - public protection is of paramount focus (adult model) 5 characteristics of corporatism: focusing on how to be more efficient and effective with the. Ycja (1) enhanced discretion police officers encouraged to divert (2) growth of interagency cooperation at the local level. Child welfare, mental health police, schools, etc at risk/ a risk (3) greater emphasis on alternatives to custody (4) increased use of the voluntary sector (5) bifurcation (as with modified justice model) serious vs. non-serious. Moral panic: out of proportion then the actual threat. Says their actions show that they should be treated like adults, based on what they have done- can"t treat them as kids.