street crime and white collar crime Flashcards
1
Q
what is a hooligan?
A
“a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang”
2
Q
examples of hooliganism?
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- domestic cup tie between milwall and lutan saw the visting milwall fans battle with police and local supporters, 81 people injured, 31 arrested in one evening.
3
Q
what social class does hooliganism typically stem from?
A
lower working class
4
Q
street crime and socialisation
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- we have been socialised to view street crime is the typical crime - we then build stereotypes about offenders which benefits the bourgeoisie who commit white collar crime as they are overlooked.
5
Q
examples of white collar crime
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- fraud
- wage theft
- money laundering
- falsification of financial information
- cyber crime
6
Q
the nestle milk scandal - overview
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- during the 70s/80s milk companies like nestle were causing infant illness and death in poor communities.
- they were promoting bottle feeding and discouraging breast feeding
7
Q
who did they target - nestle milk scandal
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- the poorest, most vulnerable mothers.
- dressed salespeople in nurses unifrom to persaude mothers to stop breast feeding and start bottle feeding with their milk powder.
8
Q
what were the issues - nestle milk scandal
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- many unable to read the laguage in which sterillization directions were written.
- ## many didnt have facilities to boil the water
9
Q
unicef estimate - nestle milk scandal
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a formula-fed child living in disease-ridden and unhygienic conditions is between 6 and 25 more times likely to die of diarrhea and pneumonia than a breastfed child.
10
Q
functionalist view on crime
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argue that a certain amount of crime in society is functional, inevitable and necessary for society,
11
Q
durkeims view on milk scandal
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- functional on one level, as it draws society together. citizens talk about how wrong and immoral the company were, this resets the moral compass and therefore strengths society organic analogy
