4 Marker Practice Flashcards
(17 cards)
What are 2 ways the media can distort the view of crime?
They give an over representative view of violent crimes.
They can often stereotype offenders reinforcing moral panics.
What are 2 ways masculinity leads to more crime?
A way of expressing hegemonic masculinity through toughness.
Subcultural status- masculine boys are more likely to join subcultures to gain status through masculine traits.
2 ways crime and behavior are controlled through surveillance.
Synoptic surveillance- powerful elites are always in the public eye therefore it is harder for them to commit white collar crime.
The panopticon effect- people act as if they are always being watched making the whole public less likely to commit crime.
2 ways the state is able to conceal or legitimize crimes?
Spiral of denial.
Situational deviance/
2 reasons functionalist see crime as inevitable
Not everyone is socialised equally therefore people don’t all have the same idea of right and wrong.
Safety valve- people commit crimes that are minor which prevents larger crime.
Two realist solutions of crime
environmental crime prevention
Solve relative deprivation
2 differences between patterns in female and male offending
Men commit more crime than women.
Women’s levels of crime are rising faster than men’s.
2 reasons some minority ethnic groups will receive longer sentences
Institutional racism.
Poorer therefore cannot afford as good legal aid as other groups.
Two types of green crime
Primary- deforestation
Secondary- lying about environmental damage.
2 features of critical victimology
Focuses on structural inequality causing victims.
Criticizes positivist victimology as it gives a blame the victim approach
2 neutralization techniques?
Negotiation of justice
Spiral of denial
2 differences between Marxist and functionalist theories of crime
Crime is a result of selective law enforcement
Crime is good for society
2 criticisms of left realism
Impractical solutions to crime
Focuses to much on street crime
2 differences between left and right realism
Different solutions
Different causes.
2 criticisms of moral panics
They no longer happen due to fragmented media
Ignores real social problems
2 ways crime is socially constructed
Becker- crime is just the reaction created.
Laws are socially constructed
2 ways globalization effected crime
Increased it
Opened new opportunities
