new criminology studies Flashcards
who came up with the new criminology
taylor, walton and young 1973
What did Hall et al (1978) find
black mugging scapegoated in a time of economic and social uncertainlty so people wouldn’t turn on capatalism
what did HIrst (1975) say about the new crim?
it strays too far from the traditional marxist approach
who said it gives too much of a romantic view of the criminials
Rock (1988)
what did Carlen (1988) say
it ignores females
what is the new criminology a mix of
marixsm and interactionism
what do the new crim say
in order to understand deviance you need to look at the individuals motivation, what influenced them and how capatalist society is generating crime. Interactionism is then used to look at how th ebehaviour of the victim, offender, media and criminal justice system all interact and develop the situation
evaluation of new crim wihout studies
the framework is too hard to apply to
ignores the victims of crimes
acknowledges law creation isn’t fair in the first place