PoMo T7

Question 1

key assumptions

Answer 1

‘crime’ based on narrow legal definition (outdated meta narrative)
no longer constrained with norms & social bonds so current definitions useless

Question 2

why is the social cause of crime udiscoverable?

Answer 2

• individualism in a post-modern society
• each crime is a one-off event, expressing whatever identity an individual chooses and could be motivated by infinite number of reasons

Question 3

Katz

Answer 3

there are pleasures and seduction in crime

Question 4

Lyng

Answer 4

• ‘edgework’
• excitement/thrill
• simply for the kicks

Question 5

positive evaluation

Answer 5

• explanations for non-utilitarian crime
• recognises other dimensions beyond structural theories

Question 6

Lea’s evaluation

Answer 6

• theories still provide good starting point - not really different to labelling/new criminology that concluded crime is a social construction already