Sociological policies Flashcards
What is a policy
A course or principle of action adopted or ptoposed by an organization or individual
What is a zero tolerance policy
Demands all crimes are acted on no matter how trivial they are
What theory is zero tolerance based on
Right realist
How does zero tolerance work
Crime hotspots are cracked down on and introducing a new approach
What is an example of zero tolerance policy
London 2012 Olympics (Operation Trafalgar) had 400 police officers on street crime, (pickpocketing)
What is a strength of zero tolerance
It has a measured impact
-New York major crime reduced by 39% in 1993
What are weaknesses of zero tolerance policies
Allows abuse of power,
Ignorant to other crimes
Displacement effect
What is broken window theory
A run down area attracts more crime as it is more ‘tolerated’
What is a broken window theory policy
If an area is made to look nice it will deter crime from happening.
What is a weakness of broken window theory
It has to rely on other policies to maintain reduced crime
What is a strength of broken window theory
It makes an area more ‘socially attractive’
What is target hardening
A target that can be made more crime resistant, making it harder for crime to occur.
What does CCTV do
Makes the identification of criminals easy, deters crime
Weaknesses of CCTV
They can be damaged, covered, deleted, not watched, have blind spots, ethical issues
What is penal populism
Governments change sentencing in a way that is popular with the general public.
What is an example of penal populism
James Bulger concerned media and public that they were being ‘soft on crime’, UK now has more life sentences that all of Europe.
