SOC224 Lecture Notes - Social Control
25 Apr 2013
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Jan 31 theory when talking about deviance, we are always talking about the other. Authorized knowers: these are people who have been authorized to speak about a given subject, these authorized knowers have changed and shifted over time. In the 90s, politicians became the authorized knowers on how to govern criminality: authorized knowers are from the dominant groups. Who constructs and governs criminalized youth: groups whose claims are heard, who are granted the status of expert , and whose arguments are taken seriously and subsequently acted upon, contrasted with The role of the judge was one of kindness and not legally trained. There was focus on the childs family and surroundings: today, we punish who they are for what they have done. We knew institutions were the most costly and ineffective in dealing with crime: today its the exact opposite.
