ATS1282 Lecture Notes - Barry Goldwater, Social Cost
11 Sep 2013
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Crime is removed from its social context. Punitive strategies are too readily relied upon. Allow us to justify the punitive strategies because media makes us see them as a criminal and that they deserve it. Crime wasn"t a prominent concern until 1989. This adoption of law and order came from the 1964 us election: barry goldwater us senator republican party candidate, conservative in the campaign, introduced the law and order" slogan: Crime is a serious problem: tougher stance required at all levels. Fused with federal and international politics: status of asylum seekers and refugees, illegal immigration, terrorism. At state level: increases in police powers, strengthening and broadening of laws, harsher sentencing. Law and order common sense assumptions (hogg and brown) Contribute to this crisis of perspective that they believe exists in relation to crime and understandings of crime and how to deal with it.
