SOCIETY ESSAY Flashcards
Define the Law
A series of rules designed to keep public safe from harm
Define society
a group of people or multiple groups that share common territory
Define pluralist society
Uk considers itself to be pluralist, Multicultural nature and ideas of tolerance
Lord Bingham 8 principles
- Law must be accessible and predictable
- Must apply to all including in power
- State and judiciary should embrace so all can function
Moral panic idea
Cohen - media overreacts about behaviour that isn’t typical , means they normalise it
Eg - dangerous dog act came from media pressure around dog breed
Moral panic example
Eg - dangerous dog act came from media pressure around dog breed
Example of formal social control
- criminal justice system
Rosco pounds socio ethical principles
- justify law making
- They express what majority of individuals in society want law to do
- They guide courts in applying law
Example of rosco pounds ideas in the law
- banning smoking in enclosed areas
- banning mobile phone while driving
-appeared controversial but progressed society
Consensus theory
Durkheim - everyone socialised in the same way through curriculum etc
Conflict theory
Marx - Everything based on power and competition between the powerful - the state is always in conflict as a result
Labelling theory
- Criminals are stigmatised eg stop and search and racism etc
How is late applied through judicial p
Allows updates to keep law in line with society
( golden rule, mischief rule etc) - too much power?
Left realism
Solve social inequality will solve crime - long term, difficult to implement and doesn’t explain upper class crime
Right realism
Tougher on crime. , tougher sentencing to deter, CCTV to control crime . Will win votes but more short term and could lead to increase
