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Unit 2 Flashcards

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Define Realism

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Take crime seriously
Criminal activity can not be stopped- only reduced
Realistic way of controlling crime

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An example of Left realism party

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Communism, Green Party, socialists

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An example party of right realism

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Conservatives, nazis, UKIP

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3 characteristics of Right realism

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Individual
traditional
low taxation
self-sufficiency
choice and competition
economic freedom
Meritocracy

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3 characteristics of left realism

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Collectivism
progressive
Higher tax
Equality of opportunity
Job security
Helping the less fortunate

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Definition of crime

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Behaviour that breaks the law

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Definition of deviance

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Behaviour which goes against society norms

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What is functionalism?

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Theory of Durkheim
Explains the existence of crime as being a result of the structure of society- rather than as a result of individuals themselves

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What did Durkheim mean when she said that crime was inevitable?

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That crime is a normal aspect of social life and is present in all societies

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For Durkheim, when might crime become dysfunctional?

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Only when it’s rate is unusually high or low

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11
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David Fuller story

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Killed 2 women- Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce- in 2 separate attacks in Tunbridge wells
1987

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12
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Right crime control solutions

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Zero tolerance policing
Situational crime prevention
Broken windows
Underclass

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Left crime control solutions

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Focus on offender
Looks at crime on local level
Community policing

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Strain theory 1938

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By Merton
Everyone in society shares the same goals, but for some these goals are blocked.

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Merton’s responses to cultural goals

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1- conformity
2- innovation
3-ritualism
4-retreatism
5- rebellion

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Meaning of conformity

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Members of society that conform to success goals and the normal ways of reaching them
They strive for success by means of accepted channels
Eg common people

17
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Meaning of innovation

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This response rejects normative means of achieving success and turns to deviant means aka criminals

18
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Meaning of ritualism

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People are deviant because they have abandoned the common success goals
prevents them from turning to crime as they conform to social norms
Eg lower middle class, stuck in a rut

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Meaning of retreatism

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People who have strongly internalised cultural goals but are unable to achieve success eg tramps, addicts, drunks

20
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Meaning of rebellion

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Rejection of success goals and social means- replaces them with different goals

21
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Broken windows theory

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If something looks bad, it becomes worse
Visible signs of misbehaviour encourage further misbehaviour or disorder- leads to serious crimes

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