Ac4.1 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Surveillance theory CCTV
Rarely catch someone in the act reassures public but makes little difference to their security more cameras in London after IRA bombings instead of identifying bombers identifies untaxed cars
Access CCTV
Can be discriminating
Becomes fisher cycle please targets if more likely to be caught continue to be overrepresentated in statistics
Left realism policies to reduce inequality
Reducing discrimination rather than punishment provide good jobs reduced relative deprivation raising minimum wage decent housing reducing marginalization
Left realism access
Focuses on real problems acknowledges concerns of ordinary People
Community engagement
Oversimplify cause a crime
Right realism imprisonment
Incapitation criminals become incapable of harming public jail takes them out of society
Deterrents think twice before offending when though punishments handed out
Right realism access
Rehabilitation is a crowding budget cuts don’t get opportunity to access educational and treatment programs 56% of adults are reconvicted
Biological capital punishment
Legally authorised killing as punishment for serious crimes China has it lower murder rate argue we are born criminal therefore nothing will stop us from being criminal and capital punishment is the serious offenders as only option
Capital punishment assess
Stop saying people committing crime cheaper to kill rather than prison
Might kill an innocent
Victims don’t get justice present harsher punishment
Diet modification
Violent offenders have low serotonin give them salmon and fresh tuna
Reduced sugar diet reduces anti social behaviour
Diet modification assess
Could be allergic or not like the food
Only looks at violent crime
Has evidence to support
Token free economy
Reward system manages offenders behaviour
List of desired characters
Token if they reinforce desired behaviour
Tokens exchanged for privileged
Positive reinforcement becomes more likely
Token economy assess
Reduce crime in prison
Tokens can get stolen
Only work short term
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Changes offenders irrational thoughts to rational ones teachers perspectives of others teachers problem solve and consequences clutes moral reasoning
Asscrss CBT
People who complete less likely to recommit
Only effective when given appropriate resources