crime

Question 1

outline 2 ways in which crime may benefit society

Answer 1

Crime maintains social solidarity. Punishment for crime acts as reaffirment of societal values.

Crime and deviance lead to social change. Deviance today may create new social norms to reduce deviance. - homosexuality

Question 2

Outline three ways. In which the media may contribute to an increase in crime rates

Answer 2

-IMITATION media could provide deviant role models for people to copy

-BY PORTRAYING THE POLICE AS INCOMPETENT less fearful of police believing they are better

• ADVERTISING makes people want the things they don’t have and can get it by committing crime through theft. It stimulates desires for luxury goods

Question 3

list two sociologists who talk about the criminal justice system

Answer 3

chambliss, braithwaite

Question 4

what does chambliss argue

Answer 4

CHAMBLISS argues laws are there to protect property and powerful groups these institutions are designed to target lower class people and allow upper class people to continue committing crime.
so CJS actually allows more crime to be committed in bourgeoise

Question 5

what does braithwaite argue

Answer 5

BRAITHWAITE talks about reintegrative and disintegrative integration, harsh punishment can stigmatise offenders and increase crime instead of reducing it.
can lead to repeat offenses

Question 6

list marxist sociologists who discuss crime

Answer 6

gordon
Reiman and Leighton

Question 7

name sociologists who argue with neo marxist views on why W/C commit crime

Answer 7

Cloward and Ohlin

Question 8

list functionalist sociologists who discuss crime

Answer 8

Durkheim

Question 9

list feminist sociologists who discuss crime

Answer 9

carlen
HEIDENSOHN

Question 10

what does gordon; reiman and leighton argue about crime

Answer 10

GORDON argues that capitalism is criminogenic, in a capitalist society crime will always be present, capitalism thrives of exploiting working class which leaves the working class to be poor, and to survive they often turn to crime for basic necessities such as food and shelter
Reiman and Leighton concluded that the more likely a crime is to be committed by the bourgeoisie less likely it treated as an offence while street crimes have higher prosecutions

Question 11

what does cloward and ohlin argue

Answer 11

CLOWARD and OHLIN turn to criminal sublcultures because they are denied legitmate opportunities

Question 12

what does durkheim argue on crime and deviance

Answer 12

it promotes boundary maintenace as society comes together when crime occurs to condem actions of offender reinforcing shared values and leading to social solidarity
can lead to social change, deviance with homosexuality

Question 13

what do carlen and heidensohn argue

Answer 13

CARLEN argues that the failure of the patriarchal society to deliver promised deals to some women removes controls that prevent them offending. Patriarchy left women without a livelihood so without patriarchy to provide from its existence increase crime

HEIDENSOHN – patriarchal controls help prevent women from deviating