Sociological Perspectives on Crime and Deviance
Explore sociological theories on crime and deviance, including functionalism, mass media impact, globalization's role in the criminal economy, situational crime prevention measures, punishment theories, and victimology perspectives. Dive into concepts like social solidarity, strain theory, environmental crime prevention, and justice systems. Analyze criticisms, case studies, and contrasting theories in these areas, providing a comprehensive overview of key sociological debates and perspectives.
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Topic Area: Functionalism 1. The positive functions of crime: social solidarity, safety valve, boundary maintenance (and others) Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3.Status frustration Albert Cohen 2 2. Merton s strain theory 3 4. Cloward and Ohlin 3 criminal subcultures 4 6.Postmodernism evaluation 5 Always use sociological theories at the end contrasting theory And evaluation with Postmodernism. 5.Criticisms and opposite theory
Topic Area: Mass Media crime and deviance 1. Mass Media & news values Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Moral Panics Case study Mods & Rockers 2 2. Media as a cause of crime e.g. copycat 3 4. Deviance amplification spiral 4 6. Recent examples of moral panics - Immigration 5 Points 1-6 should reflect any essay on media 5.Criticisms of the idea of moral panics
Topic Area: Globalisation 1. Globalisation Global criminal economy Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Glocal & McMafia 2 2. The Global risk consciousness 3 4. Green Crime: Primary & Secondary green crimes. 4 6. State Crime Human rights 5 Globalisation could include all of these. 4-6 could be smaller 10 mark questions 5.State Crime Case studies
Topic Area: 1. Situational crime prevention measures Crime Prevention & Control Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Environmental crime prevention measures 0 tolerance 2 2. Criticisms of Situational crime Displacement 3 4. Criticisms Crime already falling in places like New York 4 6.Criticisms of Social community measures. 5 Neo-Liberalism are the theory behind Environmental crime prevention measures 5.Social & community prevention measures Perry pre-school project
Topic Area: Punishment 1. Three theories of Punishment Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Marxism Capitalism and Punishment + criticisms 2 3 2. Functionalism 2 types of Justice + Criticism 4. Foucault- Role of surveillance Panoptican + Criticism 4 5 This is a theory question contrasting three opposite theories 5.Alternatives to prison
Topic Area: Victimology 1. Two theories of Victims Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. + criticisms of Positivism 2 3 2.Positivim 4. Critical criminology 4 Secondary victimisation + Fear of victims 5 This is a theory question contrasting two opposite theories 5. + criticisms of Critical criminology
Topic Area: Ethnicity 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
Topic Area: Gender 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
Topic Area: Social Class 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
Topic Area: Marxism 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
Topic Area: Subculture 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
Topic Area: Right Realism 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
Topic Area:Left Realism 1. Two explanations why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending Tube-line of Keywords Start & Complete your journey Write ONE paragraph on each concept Without your notes. 1 3. Explanation A: The CJS Stop and Search 2 3 4. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more crime e.g. marginalisation 2.Explanation A: The CJS Institutional racism 4 5. Explanation B: Left Realism ethnic minorities do commit more e.g. deprivation 5 In any question on Ethnicity It is often the two explanations as to why some ethnic minorities seem to have higher rates of offending 6. Contemporary Examples Black Lives Matter
