Criminal Justice

• Social Work
• Higher Education (degree)

Useful reading... Canvas

• Marsh, I and Melville, G. (2011) Moral panics and the British media- a look at some contemporary folk devils. Internet Journal of Criminology (online). 
• Swift and Sure Justice: The Government’s Plans for Reform of the Criminal Justice System
• Youth and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland- Tim Chapman and David O’Mahony

Group Contract

Take Part/ contribute

Respect each other and the lesson

Listen

Phones off

Confidentiality

Ask for help if needed

Limit distractions

Groups & Hosts

In your groups read your section of the document on canvas and prepare a summary for the class.

Group 1- Pauline, Mia, Marni, Danielle, Noeleen, Cathy, Danni

Group 2: , Rebekah, Natasha, Leyla, Faith, Rebecca, Ashleigh

Group 3: - Michelle, Helen, Orlaith F, Stacey, Julie, Diane

Group 4- Orlaith D, Megan, Marlene, Torri,  Caitlin, Blaine

Hosts: Seamy, Colin, Laura, Jodi- Present 1 minute summary to class.

4 Questions

1. What are some of the areas where social work and criminal justice meet & what is the focus of social workers, working in criminal justice?
2. What does a social worker working in probation do?
3.  What is problem solving justice in NI?
4. What is the difference in crime and deviance?

Activity

Split half and half, one group are the volunteers, one group are the interviewers. 

Task: Rank the "Deviant" acts from 1-15

15 is the MOST serious, 1 the LEAST serious.

Interviewers ask the following questions:  

1. How did you decide on your ranking?
2. What criteria did they use to judge the seriousness of the act? 
3. Why are the least serious acts on the list against the law?

What is a weakness of this approach?

Our Culture

We live in a surveillance culture

Everyone who has social media-easily traceable and easily identifiable. E.g. Face recognition/ auto-tagging. 

Foucault, (French philosopher) stated: 

“The Panopticon is an ideal architectural figure of modern disciplinary power. The Panopticon creates a consciousness of permanent visibility as a form of power, where no bars, chains, and heavy locks are necessary for domination any more.”

Group Work Activity

Split into 5 groups and take 1 section each from:

The White Paper Swift and Sure Justice: The Government’s Plans for Reform of the Criminal Justice System 

Sections include:

1. swift justice

2. sure "

3. efficient "

4. transparent"

5.accountable justice

Summarise to the class.