Two reasons Green Crime might be difficult to control
Two reasons green crime might be difficult to control are: This is a possible 10 mark question for the AQA’s […]
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Crime and Deviance
Why is the clear up rate for crime in the UK so low…?
Only one in 20 offenders in the UK get charged. This is because of two main reasons: Tory funding cuts leading to declining police numbers and the increasingly complex nature of crime.
Sociology in the News
Kweku Adoboli… From Rogue Trader to Critique of the Banking System…
Kweku Adoboli was convicted in 2013 of the largest fraud in British history. While working for UBC bank as a
Sociology in the News
Michelle Mone, and the PPE Rip-off: A Rare overt example of the extractivist attitude of the elite..?
During Lockdown in 2020 Baroness Mone used her contacts to help set up a contract to provide PPE equipment worth
Crime and Deviance
From fear of crime to a general concern about safety and security
The British public today are not so much concerned about crime in the classic sense of the word. They aren’t
Crime and Deviance
Radical Criminology, aka New or Critical Criminology
Emerging in the late 1960s and 70s, Radical Criminology, aka New Criminology combined Marxist and Interactionist approaches, emphasizing capitalism’s role in producing crime, and the subsequent societal reactions. It called for understanding crime through several factors such as wealth distribution and societal response to deviance. Critics argue it offers no practical solution to crime and romanticizes criminals, while ignoring crime victimization of women.
Sociology in the News
The Opioid Crisis in the United States: A Corporate Crime?
Drug overdose deaths in the US, notably opioid overdoses, skyrocketed from under 10,000 per year in the 1980s to 100,000 in 2021. The crisis began with the FDA’s approval of Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin Painkiller in 1995, claimed as non-addictive without proper evidence. Subsequent aggressive marketing led to widespread addiction. Labeled as criminal acts of profit-driven corporations and a co-opted FDA, these actions resulted in significant damage with a reported 1 million deaths and cost of $2 trillion, prompting sanctions and funding to combat the crisis.
Crime and Deviance
How do we explain the increase in retail crime?
Retail crime in the UK is not merely ticking upward — it has exploded in recent years. Between April 2024
Crime and Deviance
The UK’s illegal plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
The criminals in the house of commons passed the UK government’s illegal migration bill last week. The bill will prevent
Crime and Deviance
Bullying and Sexual Harassment at McDonald’s
The BBC recently uncovered over 100 cases of sexual and racial harassment and bullying in McDonald’s Restaurants in the UK.