theories and policy development: sociological Flashcards
what are four examples of sociological theories influencing policy development?
CCTV
restorative justice
0-tolerance
multi agency approach
what does CCTV act as?
a detterant
CCTV allows what?
identification of a criminal
strengths of CCTV are…
account for a small but statistically significant amount of crime
reduces theft and vandalism
weaknesses of CCTV are…
cannot be used on it’s own
can’t but CCTV everywhere because of privacy
some crime cannot be solved with CCTV e.g. domestic violence or violent crime
what is restorative justice?
when an offender and victim meet so the offender can face the consequences of their crime
a strength of restorative justice is…
that it can be used for a variety of crimes e.g. minor crime and extreme crime
weaknesses of restorative justice are…
it is voluntary so the victim/offender may not want to meet
can bring back harmful memories for the victim
what is 0-tolerance?
allows persistent order maintenance and aggressive law enforcement
what are limitations of 0-tolerance?
negative consequences such as abusive police
Marxists would say that it is social control to ensure that the WC conform
doesn’t address the causes of crime, favours UC who are ‘invisible’
what is the multi-agency approach?
agencies work together to increase the detection of crime
what does the multi-agency approach aim to improve?
someone’s moral context e.g. by working with the family of the individual at risk for early intervention
what are limitations of the multi-agency approach?
only works when all agencies work together
right wing would say it is too idealistic, need harsher punishment in order to stop/prevent crime
