Harms of the Powerful Flashcards
What is zemiology?
Adopted from greek word for harm, it explores harm beyond the context of crime, including harms of criminalisation.
How is organised ignorance fostered?
Ignoring these factors: institutional risks, drive for profit, rise of corporate self-regulation, injustice and the structural basis of corporate deaths.
How does the James Hardie case highlight harms of the powerful?
An industrial building materials company, Hardie allowed asbestos mining despite knowing that it would cause cancer called mesothelioma. Was only charged for misleading the stock exchange, not for the harms done to families working in the mines.
What is the difference between crime and harm?
Not all harm is defined as crime, whilst actions criminalised are usually petty crimes. This definition seeks to maintain power relations.
