SOC316H5 Lecture Notes - Governmentality, Rhizome, Anger Management
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Rowing and steering: the state steers and you row: pension rrsps: your responsibility to save for you future. Empowerment: space created to empower us, but we cannot be idle: you have to actualize it on that potential, example: a school"s responsibility to create a safe place. Rational choice theory, routine activities theory, situational crime prevention. Theoretical frameworks understand crime as normal and rational it"s going to happen. Not about pathology or abnormality: it"s about criminals acting on opportunity as well. Crime is a risk offender and victim: did the victim take the necessary steps to minimize risks, the victim could have done things to prevent their victimization (walking late at night by themselves) Target potential victims, vulnerable situations and everyday routines: many institutions are involved now in crime prevention and not about individual offenders anymore but about the victim expansion of whose responsibility it is.
