Ok academics, theorists, criminologists, psychologist, researchers, professors, sociologists and scholars that include Cesare Lombroso, Edwin Sutherland, Marx and Engels (to name but a few) have pondered the question of crime and criminality for many years.
Various theories have emerged that include Lombroso's general theory suggesting that criminals could be distinguished from non-criminals by ...multiple physical anomalies (sad but true). In more recent times Social conflict theorists believe a person, group, or institution has the power and ability to exercise influence and control over others.
Conflict theorists are also concerned with:
1. The role a government plays in “creating” a crimogenic environment,
2. The relationship between personal or group power and the shaping of criminal law,
3. The prevalence of “bias” in justice system operations, and
4. The relationship between a capitalist, free enterprise economy and “crime rates”
They define crime as “a political concept designed” to protect the power and position of the upper classes at the expense of the poor” (Siegel, 2005, p. 186). Marx also described a new class in society, the lumpen-proletariat an underclass of lawlessness that directly responds adversely to the lack of opportunity.
The idea is that each society often produces its own type and amount of crime. They have their own way of dealing with crime, and thus, get the amount of crime that they deserve (Siegel, 2005, p. 186). In other words, to control and reduce crime, societies must change the social conditions that promote crime.
Or, in the case of Mr Grayling you simply place the criminal justice system in the incompetent hands of a private enterprise like G4S. A shift in government policy that is not based on research, study or indeed a controlled experiment, it is simply designed to let unskilled, unqualified and arguably “cheaper” employees do the same job less efficiently “on the cheap” in order to make private companies and wealthy share-holders a profit.
At what cost you may ask? Well in my view the fear of crime will increase, more members of the general public will become victims of crime, people will get hurt and some will die. Mr Grayling will keep his pension and he will retire from public office with the current coalition government at the next election, a job well done some will say, only time will tell.
Not really sure when Mr Grayling got his degree in criminology, psychology, sociology or indeed Community Justice and Law (I got mine in 2001) but his clear “deafness” and scant regard to public safety in favour of profit for private enterprise actually beggars belief and destroys any confidence I may have had in our politicians to run this country.
What’s that? Cut Probation jobs by 80% and give MP’s a 32% pay rise, yes £85,000 plus expenses sounds pretty fecking criminal to me sir. “Doffs his thick northern flat cap in respect for the southern gob-shite before taking his whippet out for a bit of illegal poaching”
IF I AM WRONG MR GRAYLING TELL ME WHAT PRIVATE ENTERPRISE WILL DO THAT THE PROBATION SERVICE CAN’T. WHAT IS THIS MAGIC FORMULA THAT YOU HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE ACEDEMICS HAVE MISSED?
Probation officers do encourage offenders to be honest and accountable for their actions. Why don’t you try it Mr Grayling and accept that your motive is simply profit at the expense of quality.
Various theories have emerged that include Lombroso's general theory suggesting that criminals could be distinguished from non-criminals by ...multiple physical anomalies (sad but true). In more recent times Social conflict theorists believe a person, group, or institution has the power and ability to exercise influence and control over others.
Conflict theorists are also concerned with:
1. The role a government plays in “creating” a crimogenic environment,
2. The relationship between personal or group power and the shaping of criminal law,
3. The prevalence of “bias” in justice system operations, and
4. The relationship between a capitalist, free enterprise economy and “crime rates”
They define crime as “a political concept designed” to protect the power and position of the upper classes at the expense of the poor” (Siegel, 2005, p. 186). Marx also described a new class in society, the lumpen-proletariat an underclass of lawlessness that directly responds adversely to the lack of opportunity.
The idea is that each society often produces its own type and amount of crime. They have their own way of dealing with crime, and thus, get the amount of crime that they deserve (Siegel, 2005, p. 186). In other words, to control and reduce crime, societies must change the social conditions that promote crime.
Or, in the case of Mr Grayling you simply place the criminal justice system in the incompetent hands of a private enterprise like G4S. A shift in government policy that is not based on research, study or indeed a controlled experiment, it is simply designed to let unskilled, unqualified and arguably “cheaper” employees do the same job less efficiently “on the cheap” in order to make private companies and wealthy share-holders a profit.
At what cost you may ask? Well in my view the fear of crime will increase, more members of the general public will become victims of crime, people will get hurt and some will die. Mr Grayling will keep his pension and he will retire from public office with the current coalition government at the next election, a job well done some will say, only time will tell.
Not really sure when Mr Grayling got his degree in criminology, psychology, sociology or indeed Community Justice and Law (I got mine in 2001) but his clear “deafness” and scant regard to public safety in favour of profit for private enterprise actually beggars belief and destroys any confidence I may have had in our politicians to run this country.
What’s that? Cut Probation jobs by 80% and give MP’s a 32% pay rise, yes £85,000 plus expenses sounds pretty fecking criminal to me sir. “Doffs his thick northern flat cap in respect for the southern gob-shite before taking his whippet out for a bit of illegal poaching”
IF I AM WRONG MR GRAYLING TELL ME WHAT PRIVATE ENTERPRISE WILL DO THAT THE PROBATION SERVICE CAN’T. WHAT IS THIS MAGIC FORMULA THAT YOU HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE ACEDEMICS HAVE MISSED?
Probation officers do encourage offenders to be honest and accountable for their actions. Why don’t you try it Mr Grayling and accept that your motive is simply profit at the expense of quality.
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