Evaluation Of Functionalist View Flashcards
1
Q
Fails to distinguish…
A
Between different types of crime
- some crime may be so harmful that they will always be dysfunctional rather than functional
2
Q
Durkheim suggests that the criminal justice system
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Benefits everyone in society by punishing criminals
- Marxist and feminist see that not all criminals are punished equally
- crime and punishment benefit the powerful
3
Q
Interactionists
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Whether or not a crime is functional cannot be determined objectively
- surely it depends on the individuals relationship to the crime
4
Q
They assume that society has…
A
Universal norms and values
- post modernists argue society is so diverse there is no such thing as normal
