ATS2469 Chapter Notes -Crime Prevention, Umbrella Term, Restorative Justice
21 Oct 2013
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Thinking critically (christie): dissonance between its output and outcomes and the way it was treating victims. The process of conflict and conflict resolution has been removed from the individuals who are part of it and out it in an abstract place i. e. the state: how: Professionalisation of criminal justice and responses to harm. Appropriation by the state of everyday problem: results: Marginalisation of the parties most affected by crime. State becomes the solution and we forget about the community, thinking that we have responded but really forgotten the greater impact. Overemphasis of defendants" rights, outweighing other considerations. Absence of emotion and place for apology/forgiveness. When state gets involved they forget the need for apologies or understanding why it happened. Loss of an opportunity for understanding the individual. Their background info and why they did it. Cjs not set up for these factors to be prominent in its.
