Durkheim Durkheim was a positivist sociologist who believed that even a supremely ‘individual’ act such as suicide was influenced… Read more Suicide – Unit 4
Category: Crime and Deviance – Unit 4
Crime Control, Prevention and Punishment – Unit 4
3 types of crime control and prevention Situational crime prevention – reducing opportunities for crime, not about improving society.… Read more Crime Control, Prevention and Punishment – Unit 4
State Crimes – Unit 4
What are state crimes? Chambliss – “state organised crime” Green and Ward (2005) – state crime is “illegal or… Read more State Crimes – Unit 4
Green Crime – Unit 4
What is Green Crime? Green Crime is defined by Nigel South as ‘crime against the environment’. It is linked… Read more Green Crime – Unit 4
Globalisation and Crime – Unit 4
Globalisation and the global criminal economy Globalisation is the increasing interconnectedness of societies, so that what happens in one… Read more Globalisation and Crime – Unit 4
Victimisation – Unit 4
The victims of crime The UN defines victims as those who have suffered harm (including mental, physical or emotional… Read more Victimisation – Unit 4
Ecological explanations of crime and deviance – Unit 4
Statistics and ecological theories The official crime statistics show that recorded crime is not evenly distributed between geographical areas.… Read more Ecological explanations of crime and deviance – Unit 4
Subcultural explanations of crime and deviance – Unit 4
Subcultural theory Subcultural theory focuses on explaining why young working class people commit crime. Known as juvenile delinquency, it… Read more Subcultural explanations of crime and deviance – Unit 4
Age and Crime – Unit 4
Age and Crime Official statistics suggest a link between crime and age. Younger people, particularly males, being more likely to… Read more Age and Crime – Unit 4
Ethnicity and Crime – Unit 4
Ethnicity and crime trends Ethnicity is a shared culture and heritage which may include religion, language and country. In… Read more Ethnicity and Crime – Unit 4