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