SOC310H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Squeegee Man, Endangerment, The Residents
Document Summary
Volatile and contradictory" context is obscuring the purpose of youth justice (co-existence between: neo-liberalism/neoconservatism) Foucauldian approach of examining rationalities and technologies. The myth of sovereign crime control: the state is capable of providing law and security within its boundaries (garland 1996) Based on a principle individual responsibility and freedom and responsible citizenship. Responsibilization: the state no longer describes itself as having a monopolistic mandate over crime control. Stresses the need to develop a connected, coherent and above all cost effective series of policies and practices p. 775. Guided by pragmatism and not penal philosophy. Guided by the probability of reoffending (or harm/need). Risk factors poor child rearing, hyperactivity, low intelligence, harsh or erratic parental discipline, divorce, low family income and poor housing . Def"n: is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing harm. Restoration is best accomplished through inclusive and cooperative processes. Socialization processes aimed to make offenders more pro-social". Based on regulation, surveillance and monitoring of communities.
