Sociological Perspectives on Hate Crime
What is Hate Crime? The Home Office defines Hate Crime as ‘ ‘Any criminal offence which is perceived, by the […]
Crime and Deviance
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Crime and Deviance
The Social Construction of Crime
whether an act is criminal or not is determined by social processes. Crime is not a universal or objective phenomenon – it varies over time and across societies depending on the laws which are constructed by people.
Crime and Deviance
Lost Wallet Crime and Deviance Experiment
People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it has cash in it than if its empty In
Contemporary Sociology, Crime and Deviance
Using contemporary examples to evaluate the sociology of crime and deviance
A level sociology students should be looking to using contemporary examples and case studies to illustrate points and evaluate theories
The Extinction Rebellion Protests
Thousands of activists from Extinction Rebellion gathered in London last week to stage the biggest civil disobedience event in recent
Green Criminology and Green Crime
Green criminology is the study of crimes against the environment, including primary crimes causing harm to the environment and secondary crimes stemming from environmental disasters. It challenges traditional criminology’s narrow views and advocates for an ecocentric approach. Green criminology also addresses the impact of industrial capitalism and the need for innovative political responses to modern environmental challenges.
Crime and Deviance
How the rich cheat their way into elite universities
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. recently charged dozens of wealthy parents with committing fraud in attempts to get their children
Countries, Global Development, Globalisation
China – The World’s Biggest Tech Thief?
Chinese theft of intellectual property from other countries (mainly the US and those in the EU) represents the greatest transfer
Is there a relationship between school exclusions and knife crime?
In Mach 2019 senior police chiefs wrote to Theresa May. They argued that there was a link between the increase
Crime and Deviance
How do we explain the surge in knife crime?
Fatal Stabbings in England and Wales are now taking place at the quickest rate since records began in 1946 (Source: