CRIM 3654 Lecture Notes - Crime Prevention, Prison Reform, Classical Liberalism
13 Dec 2013
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The field of crime prevention is as much if not more political and ideological than it is empirical or scientific. Genuine crime prevention is difficult to assess, as it involves securing a nonevent. Crime prevention, in part, is activity which results in a non-activity: a non crime". (crawford, p 6) Crime prevention is an umbrella term that includes an enormous number of outcomes, intentions, etc. There is a shift from the welfare state to neo-liberalism, and the significance of the link. The ways in which crime prevention has its origins in public health analogies and is produced out of disenchantment from traditional criminal just approaches, especially rehabilitation. Distinct in that it is involves extending practices for crime policy dealing with crime beyond the state, with emphasis on partnerships and deployment of non-state actors and institutions. Rise of significance of fear of crime, disorder, and significance of the victim.
