postmodernism

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

focus on unique nature of individual criminal acts= deconstructing aspect of society

Question 2

Henry + milovanovic- transgressive approach to crime

Answer 2

• crime should be reconceptualised-people using power to disrespect for causing harm to others. their are 2 types of harm reduction( power use to cause v experience loss/injury. or repression(power to restict future human development.

Question 3

Kats+ lyng- thrill seeking+edgework

Answer 3

• crime is seductive(drawn into for thrill) so theres thrill acting in edge way(danger) like none utilitarian crime(joyriding

Question 4

foucalt- survallience

Answer 4

• crime prevented through public control and survallience, such as CCTV + auto number plate recognition= monitors movement 1 camera fo every 13.
• widespread external survallience promotes conformity fear of being watched(control behaviour)

Question 5

evaluation of postmodernism LEA

Answer 5

• postmodern made useful contribution to control crime such as informal control mechanisms- private security in shipping c’s+ CCTV
  but postmodernism regressive- avoids major q’s denies possibility of able to do anything to change unequal societies