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Mar 15, 2023 · The majority of domestic research on violence follows the World Health Organization’s definition of violence as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against a person or against a group or community that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation” (Dahlberg & Krug, 2006, p. 5 ...
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- Introductory Material
- Consensus Theories of Crime and Deviance
- Marxist Theories of Crime and Deviance
- Interactionist Theories of Crime and Deviance
- Realist Theories of Crime and Deviance
- Post and Late Modern Theories of Crime and Deviance
- Social Class and Crime
- Ethnicity and Crime
- Gender and Crime
- Globalisation, State and Green Crime
Sociological Perspectives on the London Riots– The London Riots remain the biggest act of mass criminality of the 2000s, I like to use them to introduce sociological perspectives on crime and deviance. You can also use this as an example of how media narratives on the causes of the riots differ so much from the London School of Economics research f...
The Functionalist Perspective on Crime and Deviance – class notes covering Durkhiem’s ‘society of saints’ (the inevitability of crime), and his views on the positive functions of crime – social integration, social regulation and allowing for social change. Hirschi’s Social Control Theory of Crime – class notes covering Hirschi’s four bonds of attac...
The Marxist Perspective on Crime – very detailed class notes covering concepts such as crimogenic capitalism, the costs of corporate crime and the ideological functions of selective law enforcement. The Marxist Perspective on Crime – summary revision notes of the above. Evaluating the Marxist Perspective on Crime – evaluative posts, mostly links to...
The Labelling Theory of Crime – very detailed class notes covering concepts such as labelling as applied to education and crime, the self fulfilling prophecy, Howard Becker’s Master Status, and Cicourel’s Negotiation of Justice. The Labelling Theory of Crime – brief summary notes of the above.
Right Realist Criminology – Includes an introduction to Realism and detailed class notes on Right Realism covering rational choice theory, broken windows theory, Charles Murray’s views on the underclass, situational crime prevention and environmental crime prevention (mainly zero tolerance policing) Evaluating Broken Windows Theory – evaluative pos...
Post/ Late Modern Criminology – brief summary notes covering how crime has changed with shift to post modernity, which as resulted in society being more consumerist, more fragment and more globalized, as well as summaries of Jock Young and Cultural Criminology (covered in more detail below) Jock Young – Late Modernity, Exclusion and Crime – Jock Yo...
Social Class and Crime– detailed class notes covering the consensus view which tends to see most crime being committed by the working classes and the underclass, hence these classes are seen as part of the problem of crime; this is contrasted with mainly the Marxist view which sees all classes as committing crime, with agents of social control larg...
Official Statistics on Ethnicity and Crime – Official statistics suggest that black people are around 4 times more likely to go to jail than white people, while Asians are 2-3 times more likely to go to jail. Of course there are limitations to these statistics! Ethnicity and Crime – The Role of Cultural Factors – structural theorists focus on some ...
Gender and Crime Statistics – an overview of the differences in male and female offending and prosecution rates, also victimization patterns by gender. Sex-Role Theory –suggests that women commit less crime than men because of their different roles in society, such as the motherhood role, which results in them being more constrained and more caring...
Globalisation and Crime– An introductory post exploring different types of global crime, the consequences of global crime for British society and why global crimes have increased. Globalisation, global criminal networks and crime – covering Misha Glenny’s work on the McMafia. He argues that the growth of the Mafia in ex-communist countries such as ...
Abstract. Understanding Deviance provides a comprehensive guide to the current state of criminological theory. It outlines the principal theories of crime, deviance, and rule-breaking, discussing them chronologically, and placing them in their European and North American contexts considering major criticisms that have been voiced against them ...
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Crime waves are prime candidates for ideology. This study analyzes a specific crime. occurred in New York City in late 1976. This case both illustrates and informs my. the crime waves which periodically appear in the press are constructs of the mass media tribute to an ideological conception of crime in America.'.
7.3.1.3 Cultural Deviance Theory. Cultural deviance theory suggests that conformity to the prevailing cultural norms of lower-class society causes crime. Researchers Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay (1942) studied crime patterns in Chicago in the early 1900s. They found that violence and crime were at their worst in the middle of the city and ...
May 4, 2011 · This review examines the most frequently cited sociological theories of crime and delinquency. The major theoretical perspectives are presented, beginning with anomie theory and the theories associated with the Chicago School of Sociology. They are followed by theories of strain, social control, opportunity, conflict, and developmental life course.
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Apr 15, 2023 · The Sociology of Crime in Social Forces Today (2005–2020): Inequality and Incarceration Take Center Stage (Again) If the crime wave oriented much attention to individual etiology and deterrence, a dysfunctional criminal justice system motivates current crime research in Social Forces. Contemporary studies focus on core topics that positioned ...
