Risk and Danger
The Risk Society
Critical thinking, in terms of criminal justice. Risk prediction process, insurance.
Risk Calculus
Avoiding what can go wrong, epidemics, climate catastrophes. Damage mitigation and harm reduction instead of creating 'good society' Social anxiety and fear?
Governmentality
Power diffused through society, not only through crime control agencies and criminal justice. But 'private' actors such as media, family, schools and church
Surveillance is dispersed throughout society, a way of living. Citizens are actively involved in the governance of (their own)
Modern governance is all about controlling risk through technologies. Aqeuarial justice, define the whole CJS in our society. Risk used to control our lives
Actuarialism and Actuarial Justice
Techniques that use statistics, to represent the distibrution of variables in a population 'testing and questioning , comparing and ranking
Approach rooted in risk-calculation: the main goal of actuarial justice is to predict crime and manage it. CJS professionals are more focused reducing risk.
Risk and Crime, Cultures Of Control
Perpetual expansion of crime control services and technologies, state-controlled and private/for profit. Fear and danger anticipation structure life in society
Crime Prevention
Monitoring systems such as CCTV. Private security in UK is worth around 6 billion pounds. Employ 150,000. CCTV everywhere.
Predictive Policing
Predict when and where crime is likely to happen. Offenders likely to engage in criminal behaviour. Repeat victimisation, greater probability on.
Assessment Of Reoffending Potential
Risk used by courts and parole boards to make decision and forecast future behaviour
Risk as a social construct
Who is more likely to cause crime, chavs or business men.