criminalisation
Outlawing an act
Criminalisation is the process of making something illegal or treating it as a crime.
It refers to laws or policies that designate previously legal activities as criminal offenses: the criminalisation of drug use, the criminalisation of homelessness.
The term often appears in debates about whether punishment is the appropriate response to social problems.
British spelling of criminalization.
Official enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- felonySerious criminal offense
misdemeanor · ordinance · penal code · conviction · offense · illegality · decriminalization · legalization
Authoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- restrictionLimit on action
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
monitoring · compliance · crackdown · policing · control · regulation · oversight · interdiction
Confinement in jail
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
confinement · probation · parole · fine · sanction · custody · retribution · correction
Mark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- devianceDeparture from accepted standards
- ostracismBanishment from a group
discrimination · profiling · exclusion · scapegoating · disenfranchisement · alienation · underclass · prejudice
Unethical or illegal action
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- viceBad habit or deputy
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- sinViolation of divine law
corruption · immorality · ethics · taboo · depravity · turpitude · malfeasance · wickedness
Improve by correcting faults
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- legalizationMaking something lawful
- overcriminalizationExcessive use of penal law
mass incarceration · mandatory sentencing · zero tolerance · deterrence · recidivism · rehabilitation · restorative justice · prison reform
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
felony · misdemeanor · ordinance · penal code · conviction · offense · illegality · decriminalization · legalization · jurisprudence
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- restrictionLimit on action
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
surveillance · monitoring · compliance · crackdown · policing · control · regulation · oversight · interdiction · contraband
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
detention · confinement · probation · parole · fine · sanction · custody · retribution · correction · rehabilitation
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- devianceDeparture from accepted standards
ostracism · discrimination · profiling · exclusion · scapegoating · disenfranchisement · alienation · underclass · prejudice · stereotyping
wrongdoing
Unethical or illegal action
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- viceBad habit or deputy
- misconductImproper professional behavior
sin · corruption · immorality · ethics · taboo · depravity · turpitude · malfeasance · wickedness · moral panic
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- legalizationMaking something lawful
overcriminalization · mass incarceration · mandatory sentencing · zero tolerance · deterrence · recidivism · rehabilitation · restorative justice · prison reform · drug policy
criminalisationdecriminalisation
Abolishing criminal status
decriminalization · legalisation · legalization · deregulation · legitimisation
criminalisationnormalisation
Making something standard
normalization · acceptance · tolerance · destigmatisation · destigmatization
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