by examining not how well restorative conferencing reduces crime as compared to court processing,... more by examining not how well restorative conferencing reduces crime as compared to court processing, but by exploring which elements of Reintegrative Shaming are more significant in doing so. main proposition suggests that crime varies with variations in the shaming of criminal acts. When the shaming is effective, then the propositions of control theory occur: Social bonding, conventional attitudes and beliefs increase, whereas crime decreases. Effective shaming is reintegrative. Reintegrative shaming respectfully disapproves of the wrongful act while treating the wrongdoer as generally good; it concludes with ceremonies that decertify deviance and reintegrate the shamed person back into law-abiding society. Reintegrative shaming promotes moral education, emotional motivation and active accountability. It encourages apology and forgiveness. On the other hand, when shaming is ineffective, that is, disintegrative, then the propositions of labeling theory occur: The offender is stigmatized and criminal becomes a defining identity trait. As a consequence,
This article discusses findings from a subsection of data collected through qualitative interview... more This article discusses findings from a subsection of data collected through qualitative interviews and observations inside a juvenile detention facility for girls. The analysis of incarcerated girls' and their correctional counselors' narratives reveals a contradiction between the rhetoric of rehabilitation and the actual behavior of staff encouraged within juvenile institutions. This paper discusses the impact such culture has on young women's consciousness and prospects. It further contributes to the existing literature by revealing that the ideology of deprivation as intervention in contemporary juvenile correctional contexts systemically fosters an atmosphere of counter-rehabilitation that may be resistant to top-level reform legislation and programing.
by examining not how well restorative conferencing reduces crime as compared to court processing,... more by examining not how well restorative conferencing reduces crime as compared to court processing, but by exploring which elements of Reintegrative Shaming are more significant in doing so. main proposition suggests that crime varies with variations in the shaming of criminal acts. When the shaming is effective, then the propositions of control theory occur: Social bonding, conventional attitudes and beliefs increase, whereas crime decreases. Effective shaming is reintegrative. Reintegrative shaming respectfully disapproves of the wrongful act while treating the wrongdoer as generally good; it concludes with ceremonies that decertify deviance and reintegrate the shamed person back into law-abiding society. Reintegrative shaming promotes moral education, emotional motivation and active accountability. It encourages apology and forgiveness. On the other hand, when shaming is ineffective, that is, disintegrative, then the propositions of labeling theory occur: The offender is stigmatized and criminal becomes a defining identity trait. As a consequence,
This article discusses findings from a subsection of data collected through qualitative interview... more This article discusses findings from a subsection of data collected through qualitative interviews and observations inside a juvenile detention facility for girls. The analysis of incarcerated girls' and their correctional counselors' narratives reveals a contradiction between the rhetoric of rehabilitation and the actual behavior of staff encouraged within juvenile institutions. This paper discusses the impact such culture has on young women's consciousness and prospects. It further contributes to the existing literature by revealing that the ideology of deprivation as intervention in contemporary juvenile correctional contexts systemically fosters an atmosphere of counter-rehabilitation that may be resistant to top-level reform legislation and programing.
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