perspective

Question 1

is useful

Answer 1

influential and inspired other theories of crime and delinquency

Newburn - durkheim was first to suggest some level of crime is normal in society
- durkheim was the sociological insight to see that crime was linked to the values of particular societies and these values could change

• Durkheim - provided a clear understanding of the role of punishment that does link to the role of punishment in contemporary society - the role of retributive justice and sentencing decisions

Question 2

is not useful

Answer 2

durkheim - ignores power structures in his theory - fails to detail who is more likely to commit crime and neglects that laws dont reflect everyone’s interests

assumes that crime can have a positive function for society - disagreed with by many other perspectives such as marxism