Offloading responsibility Flashcards
Why does relocating responsibility occur?
Because it provides oppotunity for profit or funds.
How does offloading change how we perceive crime?
It rebrands crime as a problem for society rather than the state.
What is responsibility under neo-liberalism?
The rolling back of the state, relocation to market and individuals.
What are the consequences neo-liberal crime control?
Contracting out and outsourcing
Crime prevention recast as a job for society.
Managerialism
Partnership working
Changing the role of the voluntary sector.
What is meant by contracting out?
Private companies are contracted to do the job of central government. Associate with Thatcher government.
Why does contracting out occur?
There is an ideological commitment to rolling back the state as the public sector is seen as inefficient. Competition is also seen to make services cheaper.
What are some concerns of contracting out?
It introduces a profit motive to areas of public policy. Raises ethical questions.
What is situational crime prevention?
This is a measure and techniques base prevention to reduce opportunity in crime prone areas. E.g. surveillance.
What are the assumptions of situational crime prevention?
Views crime as opportunistic. Deterrence in the moment/situation rather than traditional abstract forms. Limited interest in detection.
What two theories does situational crime prevention draw on?
Routine activity theory
Rational choice theory
What is partnership working?
a joint working arrangement between partners. They are independent but agree to work together to achieve a common goal.
What is the voluntary sector?
This consists of charities and fundraising. They often focus on specific issues surrounding an area of the CJS.
What are the concerns of the third sector in partnerships?
There is concerns that private companies are exploiting them.
What is meant by communitarianism?
The rebalancing of rights and responsibilities. Its an attack on excessive neoliberalism. Applies a moral conservative view.
What is Etzioni’s position?
Claims there are three legs to society: State, market, civil society.
He claims the we need to rebuild family values, marriage and community to prevent crime.
