How can crime and deviance be reduced? Flashcards
1
Q
Hulme - The Crescents
A
- post war slum deterance
- families packed together
- abundance of crime
2
Q
social deprivation
A
people living in areas of social deprivation are having their lives blighted by crime
3
Q
tackle poverty
A
- increase benefits
- improve education
- offer retraining schemes to the unemployed
- improve facilities eg playgrounds
4
Q
fight crime
A
- more police officers
- CCTV
- better street lighting
- improving security
- equipping shops with radios
5
Q
Where is the Guardian on the political scale?
A
centre-left wing
6
Q
tackle poverty and inequality to reduce crime, says police chief - The guardian
A
if he was given £5bn, he would put 20% into fighting crime and 80% into tackling poverty
7
Q
Chaiken et al
A
Surveilling crime is ineffective as it leads to displacement, which is when criminal activity is relocated to a less protected area
