functionalist - boundary maintenance

Question 1

sociologists

Answer 1

durkheim - punishment is not to make the offender suffer but to reaffirm society’s shared values and reinforce social solidarity by setting an example

erickson - degradation ceremonies dramatise wrong doing and publicly stigmatise the offender

Question 2

ao1

Answer 2

values can disappear is people are not reminded of boundaries between right and wrong behaviour

crime can produce a positive reaction - unites the members of society through condemning the wrongdoer

this prevents the loss of power to control people’s behaviour

Question 3

evaluation

Answer 3

newburn - Durkheim neglects the powerful in shaping the consensus about what a criminal is and what normal practices are

marxist
- crime is structured and only benefits the ruling class - pearce - laws are created, set up and enforced only to serve the interests of the ruling class
- Durkheim exaggerates the degree of the consensus in modern society - it underestimates the level of conflict and inequality