Political Action Against Alcohol-Related Violence and Punch Killing

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The political action against Alcohol-related violence and punch killing under
neoliberalism ideologies
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Punch killing and alcohol-related crimes under the neoliberal ideologies.............................3
Risk and responsibilization of the crime in a neoliberal policing and legal setup.................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
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Introduction
The crimes related to Alcohol and punch killing come under the category of “spur of the
moment” crimes. While awarding punishment for the spur of the moment crimes most of the
judges refer to the mental condition of the criminal. For instance, when they find that the
offender was in the state of inebriation while performing a crime, they try to see it from a
different perspective. The liberal theoretical frameworks talks in terms of criminal reforms,
they instruct the legal systems to remove the criminal intent from the mind of an offender
(Geason & Wilson,1988). This is why when the case of Alcohol-related violence comes onto
the board the courts add an additional punishment for alcohol consumption as well. Since
they consider it as a spur of the moment crime, the only award punishments to create a sense
of repentance among the offenders. A similar treatment can be prescribed for a case of punch
killing. The principles of the victimology can be applied to an offender under the context of
the neoliberalism based arrangements. Let's understand it with the help of a case, if a drug
victim punch kills an individual under the influence of drug then the current system will also
consider him as a victim of drug abuse. Apart from the regular punishment, the courts will
also make sure that the offender is getting proper treatment in an asylum so that can he come
out of the trauma of drug abuse. In the above two examples, we can clearly see that
neoliberalism has changed the political outlook associated with crime and punishment. Under
this assignment, we will have a look at some of the major changes.
Punch killing and alcohol-related crimes under the neoliberal ideologies
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