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Crime studies
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- 1DurkheimCrime is reaction to lack of value consensus. Impossible for everyone to have same norms and values, so crime is inevitable.
- 2Big Brother WatchFound there were over 100,000 cameras in school. School use CCTV more than other organisation.
- 3Jamie Bulger2 year old that was murdered. Abducted, tortured by 2 ten year olds by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. Both founded guilty. Released with new identities. Venables offended again.
- 4Stanley CohenMods and Rockers. Media exaggerated and created a moral panic. They were made into folk devils (demonised and labelled). Deviancy amplification is when media make moral panic worse.
- 5Sarah ThorntonYouths enjoy moral panic as it makes them feel rebellious.
- 6British youthBritish youths are worse behaved in Europe. More likely to binge brink and take part in youth crime. 44% British teens had been involved in a fight.
- 7Edwin SutherlandInvented term white collar crime. Middle class commit most crime. Mainly corporate but they get away with it because status.
- 8Frank PearceMarxist. Linked big business with organised crime. Corporate crime ignored by police. Fraud cost country £73 billion a year.
- 9Herald of Free EnterpriseCase of corporate manslaughter. Jury said unlawful killing due to negligence.
- 10LombrosoCrime was nature. Can see criminal by features like big ears, jaws and dark skin.
- 11Walter MillerMake working class subcultures. Men want to be cool. This means a night out can result in crime.
- 12MertonPeople want the American dream. They cannot achieve it legitimately so turn to crime to achieve it.
- 13HebdigeCrime amongst the working class is a rebellion against capitalism.
- 14MilibandJudiciary are from same background as the ruling class. Likely to be kind to them in court.
- 15ChamblissLaws are made to protect property and the ruling class.
- 16BeckerLabelling theory. Self fulfilling prophecy.
- 17Albert CohenStatus frustration. American value success. Don't feel successful. Make own criminal subculture with own norms and values to feel more successful.
- 18BourdieuWorking class less likely to go to university. Turn to crime instead.
- 19Cloward and OhlinCriminal subculture - highly organised criminal gangs
Conflict subculture- join different gangs to fight
Retreatist subculture - drugs and alcohol - 20JacksonWomen acting more like men. Ladettes.
- 21Stuart HallMarxist. Government create moral panic to justify harsh policing.
- 22Paul GilroyEthnic minorities over represented due to institutional racism.
- 23Stephen LawrencePolice criticised for how they felt with case. Macpherson report found institutionally racist.
- 24Crime statistics41% drop in crime between 2002 and 2012
- 25CicourelPolice prone to judge. Labels affect the statistics.
- 26Charles MurrayCrime is a response to generosity of welfare state.
- 27Lea and YoungCapitalism has helped change working class experience. True victim of working class crime is working class.
- 28SmartFeminist. Theories ignore women. Ignore the treatment of women in judiciary system. Ignore crime men commit against women.
- 29HeidensohnWomen controlled as they enter adulthood. This means less likely to commit crime due to expectations at home.
- 30Castles and KosackCapitalism causes racism. Ethnic minorities used to cheap labour and racism.
- 31VictimisationPoor are more likely to be victim of violent crime and burglary.
- 32Chivalry factorWomen treated more gently than men in the police system.
- 33Demonisation of womenWomen are treated harsher as they go against there normal caring nature.
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- GCSE (Studies ) Sociology Fichas sobre Crime studies, creado por Shannon Vogel el 15/05/2017.
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