SOC371H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rein, Sentenced, Everything2
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Prisons that empower: neo-liberal governance in canadian women"s prisons. That empowerment is used variously by the state and by non-governmental organizations in contradicting ways. Also this is a way puts the state in responsibility tho reform individuals, while saying the state is putting the responsibility on the individual self. The issue of empowerment comes out of creating choices and the task force on federally. The problem with empowerment is how it is defined in prison contexts. Women are expected to make responsible choices to manage their own rehabilitation. This is the key feature of neo-liberal governance. It is not up to the state to rehabilitate inmates, it is up to the inmate to choose to behave appropriately. The problem in prisons is that the number of choices is very limited. Government at a distance is all about having individuals manage their own conduct so that the state does not need to be responsible for rehabilitation.
