sociologists - control, punishment and victimisation

Question 1

Tombs and Whyte

Answer 1

safety crimes are explained as accident prone works - business owners don’t take responsibility. There is a hierarchy of victimisation. Powerless are most likely to be victims but less likely to be acknowledge by the state

Question 1

Foucault

Answer 1

society is full of surveillance. People watch themselves as if we are in a panopticon prison. prevention and punishment is based on the idea of surveillance

Question 2

Wolfgang

Answer 2

in 26% of cases there was a victim precipitation - the victim triggered the events. not as straight forward as victims and criminals

Question 3

christie

Answer 3

the idea of the victim is socially constructed. there is an ideal victim favoured by the media

Question 4

Clarke

Answer 4

situational crime prevention is a pre-emptive approach that relies on not improving the society by reducing opportunity for crime