security continued

security continued

1. concept/theory

   • EXCLUSIONS
     • Young
       • Families
         • who hold the ability of providing ontological support
           • some may look to family for physical security, e.g food, sexual contact
         • not just a personal matter but a "building block of life"
         • some families are seen as "better" than others or more "dangerous"
           • this leads to public anxiety
   • PUNITIVITY
     • Garland & Wacquant
       • youth offending
         • ASBO
           • although troublesome, very little is a direct threat to our material security
   • JURIDIFICATION & RESPONSIBILISATION
     • Explores tensions
       • these concepts reflect the moment when welfare & crime control overlap/coincide
         • the management of health & disease is fundamental to both national & human security
           • disease is increasingly seen as a threat richer countries emanating from poorer ones
             • HIV/AIDS dominant views on the spread of infection focus on the INDIVIDUAL rather than the evidence about its link with poverty/inequality
     • responsibilisation strategies focus on behavioural change may obscure the need for policy response to address these broader issues
     • particular populations come to be identified as being both vulnerable AND threatening to wider society