Understanding crime

Question 1

What is the notion project?

Answer 1

John Mill, the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised is to prevent harm to others
> Human behaviour needs to be regulated to maintian harmony
> Unaviodable conflict between our desire for autonomy and our prefrences to live with others in society or community

Question 2

What does Schur (1969) say about understanding crime?

Answer 2

Crime is defined by the criminal law and is therefore variable in content, we see that no explanation of crime that limit itself to the motivation and behaviour of individuals.

Question 3

How does an act become criminal?

Answer 3

General standards of what is right and wrong drawn from the value consensus which is made up of morals and opinions of the community

Question 4

What is the first thing in the cycle of criminalisation of an act?

Answer 4

Society finds a particular sort of behaviour unacceptable

Question 5

What is the second thing in the cycle of criminalisation?

Answer 5

The media find something unacceptable and calls it to be made criminal

Question 6

What is the third thing in the cycle of criminalisation?

Answer 6

Part of a society, e.g., a pressure group, works to persuade the state and society to consider a particular action so unacceptable that it should be made criminal

Question 7

What is the last thing in the cycle of criminalisation?

Answer 7

The state choose to criminalise a particular type of behaviour.

Question 8

How does Case et al. describe deviance?

Answer 8

Deviance is a violation of social, norms and values or expectations

Question 9

How does Downes et al. describe deviance?

Answer 9

Deviance is that unlike crime it is the eye of the beholder - Deviance is socially constructed