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labeling heory One of the central rules of the modern age has been to differentiate young people from old ones and to arrange for young ones their own social space
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One of the central rules of the modern age has been to differentiate young people from old ones and to arrange for young ones their own social space in society. In modern societies, the rationality of the social practices concerning norm offends have also been guided by making the difference between younger and older people and the other meanings associated to this. In this presentation, I will briefly describe, how social reactions towards juvenile crime have changed in Finland. The structure of the presentation is as follows. First, I will briefly make some methodological reflections on exploring societal reactions. Second, I will present a periodisation, which is\lang1033 based on changes in societal reactions towards juvenile crime in the Finnish context. Finally, I will make some notes and conclusions on the current debate on juvenile crime.\par
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\pard\keepn\qj\b 1. Some methodological reflections on exploring societal reactions towards juvenile crime\par
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The perspective of this presentation is historical and socio-political. I assume that \lang1033 we need research which enables us to put the debate over crime among contemporary children and young people into a longer historical perspective. In our current research project in Helsinki, we believe that from the historical viewpoint we can evaluate the distinguishing features of the current debate and the sustainability of current youth policies. \par
We are using a theoretical framework, which is called \ldblquote A history of the present\rdblquote , which is familiar with David Garland\rquote s, Michel Foucault\rquote s and Nigel Parton\rquote s excellent works. We are also re-warming theoretical tradition, which has later been called \ldblquote labeling theory\rdblquote . \lang2057 According to classic of labelling theory Edwin Lemert, the societal reaction is a very general term summarising both the expressive...
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