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Tag: crime

  • Ethnicity and Crime: The Role of Cultural Factors

    Some Sociologists have suggested that cultural differences, especially differences in family life, may be responsible for underlying differences in offending between ethnic groups. Single Parent Families are more common among African-Caribbean Families, which may be related to higher rates of crime In 2007 Almost half the black children in Britain were being raised by single parents.…

  • Official Statistics on Ethnicity and Crime

    A summary of how ethnic minorities are over-represented at different stages of the criminal ‘justice’ process in England and Wales

  • Social Class and Crime

    Prison statistics suggest the lower class commit more crime, which consensus theorists and right realists accept, but Marxists believe the crimes of the elite are hidden and yet more harmful.

  • Philip Green, the Collapse of BHS and the Continued Relevance of Marxist Theory

    This is a useful documentary on the role of billionaire Philip Green in the  collapse of British Home Stores, which demonstrates the relevance of some key concepts within Marxism. British Home Stores was one of the best known high street retail stores in Britain for many decades, employing thousands of people, but in 2016 it went…

  • Sociology in the News (7)

    Headline celebrity news this week was that Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of the morning at her luxury apartment in Paris. Five armed men disguised as police men tied her up and locked her in the bathroom, leaving with a jewellery box containing items worth 5 million Euros and a…

  • Analyse two ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10)

    Outline and analyse some of the ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10) An example of how you might go about answering such a question (not an exhaustive answer) (Before reading this through, you might like to recap the difference between modernity and postmodernity.) Postmodern society is a society based around consumption…

  • Evaluating Broken Windows Theory

    Broken Windows Theory suggests that high levels of physical disorder such as litter, graffiti, vandalism, or people engaged in Anti-Social Behaviour will result in higher crime rates. Broken Windows Theory is one aspect of the Right Realist approach to criminology The evidence supporting Broken Windows Theory is somewhat mixed This 2008 ‘£5 Note Theft and…

  • Why is Crime Falling?

      According to both Police Recorded Crime and the Crime Survey of England and Wales, there has been a steady decrease in crime in England and Wales since 1995 – that’s over 20 years of crime reduction.  There are several possible reasons behind this decrease in crime (IF you believe the statistics, of course!) The…

  • 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’, the cultural criminology of Katz and Lyng (edgework), and Foucault’s concept of discplinary power and the shift to control through surveillance.  Post and Late Modern Theories of Crime (PM/ LM Theories of Crime Control PART…

  • Sociology on TV August – September 2016

    There’s a couple of really useful documentaries relevant to the crime and deviance module which have been on recently, which you might want to grab for college estream if you teach Sociology – As I see it you can get a good three-five years out of a good documentary. Life Inside Wandsworth Prison demonstrates how…