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Sociological Perspectives on Punishment

Posted on October 21, 2016 by

One way of controlling and reducing crime is to punish offenders. Given that punishment typically involves restricting people’s freedom and sometimes inflicting harm on people, it requires some justification as a strategy for crime control. Two main justifications exist for … Continue reading →

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The Role of the Police in Controlling and Reducing Crime

Posted on October 19, 2016 by

This post simply applies a few perspectives to the role of the police in society Consensus Theory and Right Realism The Consensus Approach views the police as a neutral force who generally do a good job, having a close working … Continue reading →

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Zero Tolerance Policing – An Evaluation

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

A brief evaluation of Zero Tolerance Policing Zero Tolerance Policing involves the police strictly clamping down on minor criminal activities such as littering, begging, graffiti and other forms of antisocial behaviour. Clamping down might take the form of on the … Continue reading →

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Controlling and Reducing Crime – The Role of the Community

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

Most people manage to get through their whole lives without getting on the ‘wrong side’ of the formal agents of social control (the police, the courts and prison), so it should be no surprise hat many of the perspectives emphasize … Continue reading →

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Actuarial Justice and Risk Management

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

Feely and Simon (1994) argue that a new ‘technology of power’ is emerging throughout the justice system. It differs from Foucault’s disciplinary power in three main ways: It focuses on groups rather than individuals It is not interested in rehabilitating … Continue reading →

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Synoptic Surveillance and Crime Control

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

Thomas Mathiesen (1997) argues that control through surveillance has developed beyond Foucault’s panopticon model. The panopticon allows the few to monitor the many, but today the media increasingly allow the many to monitor the few. Mathiesen argues that in late … Continue reading →

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Public Space Protection Orders and Criminal Behaviour Orders

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

ASBOs are one of the best known crime control methods in the UK – the problem is they don’t exist anymore, they’ve been replaced by Public Space Protection Orders and Criminal Behaviour Orders. Public Space Protection Orders Public Space Protection … Continue reading →

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ASBOs – Arguments For and Against

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

ASBOs are a form of Zero Tolerance crime control and have been in use in the UK since 1999 – below are a few examples of how they’re used. Read them through and consider the arguments for and against using … Continue reading →

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Foucault – Surveillance and Crime Control

Posted on September 21, 2016 by

Michel Foucault is one of the most influential sociological thinkers of the last half century. One of his key contributions to criminology is his focus on how the nature of crime control has shifted from using the threat of violence … Continue reading →

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Does Prison Work?

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

According to the government’s Prison Population Statistics – as of 31 March 2016 the total prison population in England and Wales was just over 85,400. The number of people in jail has been increasing especially rapidly since Michael Howard declared that … Continue reading →

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