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In April of this year the Home Secretary of that time, Charles Clarke, announced plans for a “violent offenders’ register” and a “violent offenders’ order”. Examine the arguments for and against these measures.
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In April of this year the Home Secretary of that time, Charles Clarke, announced plans for a "violent offenders' register" and a "violent offenders' order". Examine the arguments for and against these measures. In this essay, I aim to explore and critically examine both the negative and positive elements of this proposed violent offenders' order and register. I will start by introducing the existing violent and sex offender register that this proposal could be based on. I will go on to discuss who might identify the people targeted by this new order, and how. I will explore the social theory of the fear of crime, postmodern culture, definitions of risk and victimology. I will then critically evaluate the arguments for and against Charles Clarke's proposal. Charles Clarke reported to the media that this violent offenders' register could follow the format of the existing violent and sex offender register (Guardian Staff...
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