Foucault – Surveillance and Crime Control
Michel Foucault is one of the most influential sociological thinkers of the last half century. One of his key contributions […]
Crime and Deviance
Crime and Deviance
Crime and Deviance
Cultural Criminology – consumerism and the changing crime
Cultural criminology seeks to understand how consumer culture has changed the motives and nature of crime in contemporary society. Cultural
Crime and Deviance
Does Prison Work?
According to the government’s Prison Population Statistics – as of 31 March 2016 the total prison population in England and
Crime and Deviance
Postmodern and Late Modern Criminology
A Summary sheet covering post and late modern theories of crime – focusing on Jock Young’s ‘Vertigo of Late Modernity’,
Crime and Deviance, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
Late Modernity, Social Exclusion and Crime
Jock Young (1999) argues we are now living in a late modern society characterised by instability, insecurity and exclusion, which
Crime and Deviance, right and left realism
Right Realist Criminology
Right Realism believes individuals make a rational choice to commit crime, and emphasises tough control measures to reduce crime – such as zero tolerance policing.
Crime and Deviance, Social Policies
Environmental Crime Prevention Strategies
Environmental Crime Prevention strategies include formal and informal social control measures which try to clamp down on anti-social behaviour and
Crime and Deviance, right and left realism
Left Realist Criminology
Left realists believe the main causes of crime are marginalisation, relative deprivation and subcultures, and emphasise community oriented programmes for controlling and reducing crime.
Crime and Deviance, Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism)
Labelling Theory of Crime – A Summary
People do not become criminals because of their social background, crime emerges because of labelling by authorities. Crime is the
Crime and Deviance
Crime Prevention and Control Strategies
There are three main types of crime prevention policy: situational, environmental and social/ community.