postmodernisits approaches Flashcards
what do PMs view?
-crimes a social construct
-given a label
-reduce number of behaviours that are criminal offences to reduce crime
-focus on behaviours causing crime
‘transgressive approach’
what do they say ab the CJS
-its outdated
-crime is caused by individual motives
-justice needs to be indivdualised reflecting needs of offender
-debate over preganant women going jail but increase in female offendign now made this an issue
what did lea argue
-CJs need recognise diversity of social groups
-respect identities and lifestyle
-should have localised customised community policing
-private security firms
-informal control of fmailies
-communities
-school and work would be more effective
how can we evaluate PMs
-in society theres an increase in the legisalation and the criminalisaiton of various behvaiours
-globalisaiton and migration have added intro of new laws
