SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Broken Windows Theory, Social Disorganization Theory, Urination
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The rise of punitive theories (conservative theories in text book) Context: the united states in 1980"s and early 1990s: the economic decline of the united. By the close of wwii, the u. s"s share of the world manufacturing was nearly 50% As a decline, there become more punitive practices. With military commitments, the uss position in the world manufacturing began to decline. During the 1980sthe defense spending increased rapidly as the national debt grew at a remarkable speed. The us faced stiff international competition in many products. F you are coming from marxist side, you will look at how it affects economy. Also started to focus on the world of drugs. Marxist argue this coincided with trying to diffuse the spending going on in the military. Start to turn away the focus on social causes. Incarceration rates reflect the way in which we define crime. Drug laws lead to increase in penalties (ie/.
