CRM 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Restorative Justice, Medical Model, Endangerment
10 Feb 2018
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Based on positivist notions of crime (we can identify what is wrong with someone and address it i. e psychological issues or biological issues) Can be in the community for behavioral therapy and to facilitate reform. The immoral basis of somebody being ill formed somehow, and then instilling our own values as a way of reforming them, and how narrow minded this is. Widening the net of who can be punished bringing people into the criminal justice system when it would otherwise be unnecessary/impossible. Widening the net to people who are risky/ at risk of committing an offence again. Young women seen as needing psychological help, and psychological treatment and assessments are more likely for women in order to deal with labels and issues. Purest form of protecting society removing the injury to society. Sentencing strategy for all people convicted of a certain offence ex.
