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Welfare Approach Flashcards

1
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Cause of criminality:

A

Personal, social, environmental factors

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2
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Responsibility is for…

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Consequences not for offence

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3
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Main focus is the…

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Offender - CHILD WELFARE IS PARAMOUNT

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4
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Purpose of interventions:

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Treatment
Education
Protection

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5
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The objective is to respond to…

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Individual needs and crime prevention

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6
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Procedures are:

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Informal

Flexible

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7
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Duration of intervention is:

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Indeterminate - until objective is achieved

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Punishment/treatment includes 5 features:

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1) wide discretion
2) informality
3) voluntary treatment (not punishment)
4) no harmful side effects
5) in proportion to individual needs

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9
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Key individuals included are:

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Youth experts

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10
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Source of information is:

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Social/medical reports

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11
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Focus on protection of…

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Rights

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12
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No difference between offenders and non-offenders - all can be dealt with in a system designed to meet their…

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Needs (not labels)

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13
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3 impacts of welfare on children and young persons:

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1) wide discretion
2) designed to meet children’s needs
3) voluntary treatment (only for as long as is needed to achieve objective)

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14
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2 implications for young offenders:

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1) treatment

2) consideration of needs

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15
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Implications for victims?

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None - focus is on offender

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16
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2 implications for young people in general:

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1) all treated the same - no distinguishing between offenders and non-offenders
2) focus on treatment to ensure no harmful side effects

17
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‘Justice’ is for offender - 3 features:

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1) their needs and what propelled them to commit crime opposed to free will
2) treatment rather than punishment (consideration of them being youth)
3) no distinguishing between offenders and non-offenders: ensures all treated fairly

18
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No ‘justice’ for…

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Effect of crime (on victims/society)

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