THEORIES OF COMPARATIVE POLICING Flashcards
He summarized thr various thoeris that exist with the empirical support
SCHNEIDER (2001)
Is that as a nation develops, people’s alertness to crime is heightened
People report more to police and demand
ALERTNESS TO CRIME THEORY
Is that crime everywhere as result of unrestrained migration and overpopulation in urban areas such as ghettos and slums
ECONOMIC OR MIGRATION THEORY
Is that along with higher standards of living
OPPORTUNITY THEORY
Is based on the event when a greater number of children are being born
DEMOGRAPHIC THEORY
Holds that progress comes along with rising expectations
Peoples at the bottom develop..
DEPRIVATION THEORY
Sees the problem as a society becoming too complex
MODERNIZATION THEORY
Suggest that the progressive lifestyle and norms disintegrate older norms that once held people together
THEORY OF ANOMIE AND SYNOMIE