LIT1 - Kivivuor 2014

Question 1

What is the effect of more sensitivity to crime? Kivivuor 2014

Answer 1

Kivivuor pointed out that people got more sensitive to violence. This may create a false sense of increased crime though rates are dropping.

Question 2

What is Durkheims view on crime sensitivity? Kivivuor 2014

Answer 2

Durkheim proposed that crime can expand and contract based on societal needs. What is deemed criminal is not fixed but fluid, adapting to a certain maybe even constant level of perceived crime.

Question 3

How do social theories explain heightened sensitivity? Kivivuor 2014

Answer 3

Social theories such as risk society, culture of fear and high crime society point out a heightened sensitivity in developed nations. They are suggesting an expended conceptual understanding of what is deemed a crime.

Question 4

What is Risk Society by Beck?

Answer 4

We are increasingly preoccupied with identifying preventing and managing risk. This may also create new anticipated risks.

Risk Society is paradoxical, increased understanding leads to higher levels of safety and higher levels of anxiety and insecurity.

Question 5

What is Culture of Fear by Furedi?

Answer 5

Using fear as a lens to interpret live. A heightened sense of vulnerability leads to a focus on the worst case. Making the world seem more dangerous than it actually is.

Question 6

What is Garland’s high crime society?

Answer 6

States have become accustomed to high levels of crime. Yet remain caused by it.

Heightened awareness leads to an increased amount of acts considered a chime.

Question 7

What is the relation between police reporting and crime sensitivity? Kivivuor 2014

Answer 7

An increased amount of police reporting does not relate to increased sensitivity. But can be used as a proxy variable. Comparing crime trends of heavy crimes to low crimes can indicate sensitivity. But this still has issues with confounding variables.

Question 8

What is the general trend that Kivivuor identified regarding crime sensitivity?

Answer 8

Research indicates a decrease in acceptance of crime and a broadening of perceived criminality.

Question 9

How do social differences have a role in crime sensitivity? Kivivuor 2014

Answer 9

Females, Younger individuals, highly educated and white collar workers are more sensitive, while immigrants are more sensitive to non-contact violence but less sensitive to sexual violence.

But more research has to be done.

Question 10

How do victims perceive crime sensitivity? Kivivuor 2014

Answer 10

Victims of violence correlate their own experiences resulting in reduced sensitivity because of benchmarking to what they’ve experienced.