CRIM 1650 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mandatory Sentencing, The Strongest

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1650
• Professor: Danny O' Rourke- Dicarlo

Document Summary

It relies on the myth that it could do something to address those specific problems). A dominant or hegemonic discourse to when it comes to crime is the. Tough on crime model remains the dominant approach in the u. s. It is the most expensive piece of public policy, nothing compares with the price associated to this model. If its so expensive, you would assume that it must work, but the reality is that its ineffective, by any measurable standard. The only standard we should be using is a measurable decrease in crime, social disorder and increase in the government legitimacy- if not so, then it will fail radically and increase crime rates. Tough on crime approach is also counterproductive- it aggravates, underling issues relation to poverty, mental illness, addictions etc. Author also argues that this approach is radically unequal, forcing more ppl into the cjs, ignores important facts which leads more pain and improper presentation.