ac3.1 - analyse situations of criminality Flashcards
list the theories and explanations for crimes against property
marxism - w/c being policed more
left realism - inequality in capitalist society
list the theory and explanation for white collar crimes
strain theory - innovation
list the theory and explanation for crimes against the person such as assault and gbh
bandura - learned violence
list the theory and explanation for honour crimes
functionalism - different norms and values/ too much crime makes society dysfunctional/
list the theory and explanation for murder
bowlby - maternal deprivation leads to affectionless psychopathy and criminality
list the theory and explanation for public order act offences such as riot and affray
right realism - rational choice and broken windows
describe robert nappers crimes
brutal murder and the double murder of a mother and her four year old daughter. also thought to be the green chain rapist who carried out 70 attacks across south london during 4 years
describe robert nappers background
in early years witnessed fathers violence against mother, placed in foster homes, became paranoid schizophrenic and had aspergers syndrome. raped by family friend at 12 and bullied at school. would bully his brothers and confessed to raping a woman to his mother.
how can bowlby be applied to robert napper
maternal deprivation in early childhood in foster home led to affectionless psychopathy and criminality
how can bandura be applied to robert napper
learned from those around him, such as fathers violence against mother and being raped aged 12
describe fred wests crimes
at least 12 murders of young females with his wife rose in a 20 year span. involved sexual gratification including rape, torture and dismemberment. this included their daughter heather who was buried under their patio.
describe fred wests background
introduced to sex by his mother at a young age, engaged in bestiality in early teens. motorcycle accident at 17 with serious head injuries, inserted metal plate into his head which may have stopped ability to control impulses
how can bandura be applied to fred west
introduced to sex at early age may account for brutality in later life. mother may have acted as a role model for rape and torture
how can freud be applied to fred west
unable to progress from id to the reality principle where the ego is dominant. continued to need instant gratification from his sexual acts
how can brain damage be applied to fred west
motorcycle accident may have damaged pre frontal cortext and stopped ability to control impulsive behaviour. unable to resist urge for sexual gratification
describe nick leesons crimes and personality
fraudulent and unauthorised trading caused collapse of barings bank, uks oldest merchant bank. initially successful with huge profits and bonuses however his secret file error account 88888 showed he had gambled away £827 million in barings name. autobiography states that he was driven to make more profits as the rising star.
it was said that he was a high flyer who liked to dabble in dare devil trades.
how can eysenck be applied to nick leeson
willing to take chances in financial transactions, running risk of being caught but enjoying the thrill of making money.
how can marxism be applied to nick leeson
large amount of money made (150k bonuses) may mean that he wanted to avoid falling into the disadvantaged working class who are policed more heavily than white collar crimes (why he avoided detection for so long)
