Inequalities and solutions Flashcards
What does Sutherland refer to regarding class and crime?
White collar crimes
What are the three types of white collar crime?
1) Occupational (in employment)
2) Corporate (personal financial gain)
3) State (governments and war)
What does Goldstraw-White say about white collar crimes?
White collar criminals don’t see themselves as criminal
What does Friedrichs say about white collar crime?
The gamble of risk makes it appealing
Give three reasons why women may been seen as lesser criminals?
Often accomplices, primary care givers and are vulnerable
How many LPF are lead by women?
90%
What does Sutherland say about gender and crime?
Sex role theory
What does functionalist Pollak say about gender and crime?
Women are biologically devious
What does functionalist Thomas say about gender and crime?
Women and men have different traits
What does feminist Carlen say about gender and crime?
Women who do commit crime haven’t experienced the patriarchal socialisation that prevents them from doing so
What does sociologist Adler say about gender and crime?
Women are now more liberated and have different traits and lifestyles
What does sociologist Mosher say about gender and crime?
Men have a hypermasculinity, wanting to prove their aggressiveness and value for danger
What do left realists Lee and Young say about ethnicity and crime?
Policing does target certain groups but these groups do have higher rates of crime
What does interactionist Anderson say about ethnicity and crime?
Police think white people are respectable and middle class whilst black people are criminals
What does Phillips and Bowlings say about ethnicity and crime?
Notorious ethnic minority cases still haven’t improved inequal policing
What does Smith and Greys say about ethnicity and crime?
There is an acceptance of racism in ‘cop culture’.
What case highlighted the institutional racism in the police force?
Stephen Lawrence murder
What do Phillips and Bowling say about Asian’s and crime?
The obedient, religious Asian stereotype is outdated and criminality is uprising in the group.
What does being ‘brutalised’ into crime mean?
They are forced by circumstances to turn to crime
How do left wing policies prevent crime?
By debunking flaws in system and improving social circumstances that cause crime
How do left wing policies punish crime?
Rehabilitation, specifically restorative justice (addressing damage of crime e.g. talking to victim)
In what two ways do left wing policies control crime?
1) Policing (Lea and Young) : imrpove relationships with police and public
2) Multi agency working : Improving communication between ahencies in society to help with moral context
What does Murray say about left wing policies to solve crime?
It was attempted in 60s America and gailed due to longevitiy and funding
