CRIM 3654 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Longitudinal Study, Neoliberalism, Cherry Picking

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 3654
• Professor: James Williams

Document Summary

Critical issues, considerations, and consequences: relationship between crime prevention and social welfare. Crime prevention program is for the sake of social welfare. There is a tendency on the parts of agencies and programs that are welfare oriented to market themselves as crime prevention programs. It is a funding environment that is deteriorated significantly. The nature of the relationship is a blurring between crime prevention and social welfare. It is unclear where social welfare ends and crime prevention begins. This can have a variety of negative unintended consequences. The need for shania kids can program are a reflection for the larger cutbacks in the education system. The emergence of these types of programs is always tied to either a celebrity or these donors that want to see a particular kind of program. The desperation on the part of charities/educational system for funding"s. Donors and celebrities ask for specific programs that may not always be the best.