CC102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Victim Blaming, Victimisation, Lesson Learned
Document Summary
Going forward: challenges to and opportunities for criminal justice reform. ~ lack of access to well-developed body of empirical knowledge to inform legislative or policy. ~ follow business model - research is strongly related to innovative practice. Cost-benefit can show net gains over ineffective practices. Many strategies experienced as punitive, demonstrate in public. Punishment as the definition of success broadly define success. Officials may not be aware of effective strategies. Cooperating with researchers gap between researchers and practitioners. ~ accountability - increase legitimacy of actions - raises public confidence - professional commitment to evidence-based strategies - accused accorded rights - reduces arbitrary and abusive behaviour. Levels of crime fluctuate, independently of cjs efforts. Cjs reacts to problems rather than solve them. Problems defined according to law rather than how they are experienced. Symptom of deeper social economic and community disorder. Cjs doesn"t address marginality (addiction, poverty, homelessness, mental illnes. ~ balance rights of victim and administration of justice.
