interactionist views of crime

Question 1

in what 2 ways do interactionists differ to other theories when looking at crime?

Answer 1

ignore causes of crime because deviants are no different to mainstream population.
reject validity of crime stats because of police labelling.

Question 2

what does cooley’s self looking glass theory show about determinism?

Answer 2

it isn’t entirely true because the ‘i’ can override the ‘me’ which is free will.

Question 3

who talks about social construction of deviance?

Answer 3

becker.

Question 4

what does becker say about crime?

Answer 4

social construction of deviance.
depends on:
place/situation.
time in history.
who commits action.

Question 5

who talks about primary and secondary deviance?

Answer 5

lemert.

Question 6

what is primary deviance?

Answer 6

not publicly labelled as deviant, often trivial. not part of deviant way of life, eg speeding or stealing pic’n’mix.

Question 7

what is secondary deviance?

Answer 7

deviance is labelled and creates societal reaction and master status. no longer seen as part of society.

Question 8

what was becker’s ordering of labelling?

Answer 8

labelling
self fulfilling prophecy
master status
deviant subculture.

Question 9

who talks about differential enforcement?

Answer 9

pilliavin and briar.

Question 10

what do pilliavin and briar say about crime?

Answer 10

police base arrests off of class, gender, ethnicity stereotypes. meaning is created through this micro scale interaction.

Question 11

who talks about typification?

Answer 11

cicourel

Question 12

what does cicourel say about crime?

Answer 12

police use typifications to define deviants. m/c delinquents were more likely to get off lighter than w/c since behaviour was seen as ‘one off’.
crime stats aren’t accurate due to typification.

Question 13

ao3 of becker’s labelling theory?

Answer 13

deterministic - assumes label will turn to self fulfilling prophecy.
fuller talked about black girls in education rejecting label.

Question 14

ao3 of interactionist views of crime?

Answer 14

ignores why the crime is committed in the first place.
marxists agree that cjs treat w/c unfairly.
show how prisons can be ineffective as punishment due to cost and recidivism.

Question 15

ao3 of cicourel study?

Answer 15

shows how crime stats can be invalid and are socially constructed.
left realists would argue there is differences in offending rates eg due to marginalisation

Question 16

what does box say about repeat offenders?

Answer 16

they lose interaction skills and don’t know how to be normal.
social discrimination.
can’t find work.

Question 17

what is deviance amplification spiral?

Answer 17

moral panic created by media.
attempt to control deviance by moral entrepreneurs.
this ends up escalating deviance as folk devils become more marginalised.

Question 18

what is moral panic?

Answer 18

outrage created by media about a particular group.

Question 19

what are folk devils?

Answer 19

marginalised group who become subject of public fear.

Question 20

young’s example of deviancy amplification spiral?

Answer 20

hippies - didn’t originally take drugs that much but moral panic led to deviant subcultures and self fulfilling prophecy. made them more detached.

Question 21

ao3 of deviancy amplification spiral?

Answer 21

functionalists suggest that social control prevents deviance not causes t.

Question 22

who talks about drifting into crime?

Answer 22

matza

Question 23

what does matza say about crime?

Answer 23

most young ppl just drift into crime. have same norms and values (rejecting func subcultural theories) and know behaviour is wrong.
subcultural theories over predict delinquency as most do experience anomie and status frustration but don’t commit crime.

Question 24

what are matza’s 2 sets of values that everyone holds?

Answer 24

conventional - same as everyone else.
subterranean - secret/ hidden such as greed and agression which may come out every now and then.

Question 25

according to matza, who is most likely to give into subterranean values?

Answer 25

young people.

Question 26

what are some types of neutralisation that matza talks about?

Answer 26

denying responsibility, victim’s rights, hurt to victim. accused unfairly, moral appeal.

Question 27

What do interactionists say is wrong with prisons?

Answer 27

Extremely expensive
Creates deviant subcultures
Recidivism is high
Individuality can be taken away so hard to reintegrate into society

Question 28

Who talks about total institutions?

Answer 28

Goffman

Question 29

What are total institutions?

Answer 29

Organisations which control every aspect of an individual’s life eg prisons, cults, boarding schools

Question 30

How do neomarxists criticise intersctionist views of crime?

Answer 30

Say crime can be political

Question 31

How do neomarxists criticise intersctionist views of crime?

Answer 31

Say crime can be political