Sociological Research on Life Imprisonment
A life sentence in jail is the most severe form of punishment the English Criminal Justice System can hand out, […]
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Sociological Perspectives on America’s Tough Love Teen Boot Camps
Paris Hilton’s 2020 Documentary revealed how she had been the victim of parental and systemic abuse – following a somewhat
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Poverty is the Main ‘Cause’ of Youth Violent Crime in London……
A recent 2019 study into the causes of violent crime in London found that the proportion of children under 20
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Explaining lower female crime rates: biological theories
Do biological differences between men and women explain why women commit much less crime than men? Biological Theories explain the
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Gender and Crime Statistics
Men are more likely to commit serious crimes, be arrested, and go to jail. Women commit fewer serious offenses, are less likely to be jailed, and make up only 4% of the prison population. Both male and female crime rates have decreased, with men being arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned at higher rates. Women receive lighter sentences and are more likely to receive community service.
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Policing During the Pandemic… Right or Left Realist?
The UK Police Force have played a front-line role in enforcing government lockdown rules during the Coronavirus pandemic. Newspapers have
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How successful are early interventions in reducing violent crime?
Early interventions with young offenders (or with those deemed to be at risk of offending) are one of the preferred
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How has Covid Impacted the UK Illegal Drug Market?
There have been some minor changes in the supply and taking of drugs in the United Kingdom since the onset
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An Interactionist Perspective on Drug Regulation
This video with Professor David Nutt on the bizarre way in which drugs are (miss) classified and (miss) regulated in
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Has Lockdown lead to more subcultures?
Recent independent research conducted during Lockdown has found that 56% of people report that they are part of a ‘subgroup’.