institutional anomie theory

Question 1

mesner and rosenfield

Answer 1

• obsession with success pressures people to commit crime
• society is an anomic cultural environment
• america encourages economic goals above all and schools emphasise skills for labour market
• means crime is inevitable

Question 2

supporting AO3

Answer 2

downes and hansen - societies that spend more on welfare had lower rates of imprisonment, and societies who protect the poor have less crime