05. Crime and Justice in Late Modernity

characteristics of modernity (1650-1950ish)

clear social structure, ‘nuclear’ family, localised economies, progress, reason, science, standardised laws and governance

characteristics of late modernity (1970ish-today)

globalisation, de-industrialisation, uncertainty and complexity, individualism, consumerism, media-saturated society, technology, global anomie?

characteristics liquid modernity (Bauman 2000)

fluidity and instability, individualisation, consumerism and identity, erosion of collective structures

Foucalt and power

set of relationships which order, manage and facilitate as well as constrain and oppress

govern-mentality is particularly interested in…

state power

critiques of. govern-mentality

overregulation of life, individuals are surveilled and assessed

prudentialism

the ways in which individuals/organisations take responsibility for security and protection

responsibilisation

as individual citizens, we are increasingly encouraged to consider matters of crime prevention

surveillance capitalism is when…

data is used both to “personalise” the experience and to increase profit

examples of surveillance

RFID wristbands, airport facial recognition, ads shaped by digital footprint

early modernity main issues

producing enough food, goods and infrastructure

late modernity main issues

managing the side effects of that success (pollution, inequality, disease, surveillance)

David Garland’s ‘the culture of control’ explains how … and the … combined to reshape criminal justice

late modernity insecurities; politicisation of crime

culture of control: shift in philosophy of justice

decline of rehabilitation, re-emergence of expressive justice, rise of victim’s rights movements

culture of control: shift in politics & institutions

increase use of prison, increased media attention, perpetual sense of crisis, politicisation

culture of control: shift in practices & technologies

expansion of prevention & community safety, commercialisation of crime control, new management styles

right realism: rejects … in favour of …

utopianism; neo-conservatism

right realism: focus on ‘crime’ as represented…

by officials statistics

right realism: reworking of … and … theories

genetic; individualistic

right realism: crime caused by…

lack of self control

right realism: prioritises…

order rather than justice via deterrence and retributive means of crime control

cultural criminology focuses on how…

symbols, media, and emotions are central to the creation, experience, and control of crime