Postmodernism

Question 1

Postmodernism
Problems with concept of crime
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Answer 1

Crime isn’t useful as it’s socially constructed
Many laws no longer relevant
Change crime to social harm as it includes wider range of behaviours the law doesn’t consider

Question 2

Postmodernism
Problems with concept of crime
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Answer 2

Can’t operationalise social harm
Can’t be turned into a working definition and a number of actions would be classed as harmful and not clear which ones would be illegal

Question 3

Postmodernism
Edge work
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Answer 3

Young men more likely to engage in edgework - crime on the edge of danger and safety

Question 4

Postmodernism
Edgework
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Answer 4

Illegal lockdown raves-risk of arrest and prosecution plus risk of contracting virus but go for buzz and excitement

Mc young men work high finance engage in edge work - high finance is competitive fast paced where hard choices made in high risk situations - risk committing white collar crimes

Question 5

Postmodernism
Edgework
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Answer 5

Criminality simply a chosen identity ignore link between specific social groups and crimes like wc and street crimes

Criminality is a form of self expression and lifestyle fail to take into account the factors leading people into committing crimes

Question 6

Globalisation crime

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Answer 6

World is more interconnected more opportunities for trade and exchange of ideas rapid increase in technology and movement of people encourages development of new crimes like cyber crime committed on the Internet like fraud against computers around the world and fishing attempts to get peoples bank details

Question 7

Globalisation crime

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Answer 7

Coronavirus pandemic online scams bogus websites selling PPE and fake Netflix accounts stealing peoples bank details when they sign up

Question 8

Globalisation crime

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Answer 8

Low prosecution rates due to difficult to trace and taking place in private and computers sophisticated software means police often do not have knowledge of resources to track down cases so part of the dark figure

Question 9

Prevention and punishment

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Answer 9

Foucault - nature of crime control and prevention has changed social control based upon sovereign power people were controlled through causing pain to the body branding public executions
Disciplinary power peoples minds are controlled through surveillance forms of surveillance mean we know we are being monitored but don’t know when

Self discipline ourselves all the time because I don’t know when we are being watched so less likely to commit crimes

Question 10

Prevention and punishment

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Answer 10

Liquid surveillance which flows into all parts of our lives and generally not bothered with mobile phones that can be monitored and phone calls listen to and tracked