Durkheim

Question 1

Positive functions of crime and deviance

Answer 1

1. social regulation - crime reaffirms the boundaries of acceptable behaviour
2. social integration - crime strengthens social cohesion. For example, when particularly horrific crimes have been committed the whole community joins together in outrage
3. social change - criminals provide a constant test of the boundaries of permitted action, they therefore perform a crucial service in helping the law to reflect the wishes of the population which legitamises social change

Question 2

ROA

Answer 2

Inevitability of crime is true in modern societies due to the rules governing behaviour becoming less clear. Risk of anomie (could lead to increase in crime and deviance)

Question 3

Crime dysfunctional

Answer 3

Too much = the collective conscience is not strong enough

Too little = the collective conscience is too strong and there is no room for social change

Question 4

what can be linked with durkheims view?

Answer 4

Cohen- Crime and deviance serves as a warning device that something in society is wrong

Question 5

critics

Answer 5

• does not explain why some people commit crime and others do not
• does not consider the role of powerful groups in determining what is right or wrong
• left and right realists argue crime is not normal but a problem