Community justice and public safety

Assessing criminal justice policy through the lens of the social contract

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12900007
AutoresCaitlin J Taylor (0000-0003-1847-360X, La Salle University, autor de correspondencia), Kathleen Auerhahn (Temple University)
Año2014
Volumen15
Número3
Páginas300-320
Fecha de publicación2014-09-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCriminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748895814553132
OpenAlexW2061433296
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas66

A reconceptualization of the idea of “community justice” is framed in the logic of the social contract and emphasizes the responsibility of the justice system for the provision of public safety. First, we illustrate the ways in which the criminal justice system has hindered the efforts of community residents to participate in the production of public safety by disrupting informal social networks. Then we turn to an examination of the compositional dynamics of California prison populations over time to demonstrate that the American justice system has failed to meet their obligations to provide public safety by incapacitating dangerous offenders. We argue that these policy failures represent a breach of the social contract and advocate for more effective collaboration between communities and the formal criminal justice system so that all parties can fulfill their obligations under the contract

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