Examine some of the ways in which Marxists explain crime Marxist theories of crime‚ including the more recent neo-Marxist theories‚ are conflict approaches. They see society based on conflict between social classes‚ and social inequality caused by capitalism as the driving force behind crime. One way that Marxists explain crime is through the law. Marxists argue that the law functions to reinforce the ideology of society – the power of the ruling class over the working class. Many laws can be seen
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Deviance is any infraction of norms‚ whether the violation being minor as jaywalking or as significant as raping someone. So you and I every day violate these societal norms no matter how big or small they may be. The heart of deviance is best explained by sociologist Howard S. Becker (1966)‚ "It is not the act itself‚ but the reactions to the act‚ that make something deviant." Different groups have different norms‚ maybe something deviant to a particular person may not be deviant to another (Henslin
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MT HOOD FURUNITURE MINI AUDIT PROJECT Advanced Auditing 367904 Semester 2 2014 AIMS: The aims of this case study are. 1. 2. 3. To demonstrate the different phrases of an audit. To illustrate specific audit techniques. To work as an audit team in discussing issues and solving problems OBJECTIVES: On completion of this case study‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Evaluate audit risks exposure. Critically analyse situations which will impact on the audit process. Analyse
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Setareh Salehi Cop in the Hood Peter Moskos‘‚ Cop in The Hood‚ is the story of a sociologist going native by going through the Baltimore police academy‚ becoming a cop and working for over a year. The book follows Moskos chronological journey‚ from the academy to the street and the last part of the book is dedicated to a pretty thorough analysis of the War on Drugs. The first interesting observation from Moskos’s work is his analysis of the police academy as relatively useless for the job:
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boys will be boys Barbara Kantrowitz and Claudia Kalb’s‚ “Boys will be Boys” article‚ explains how after years of research on girls‚ boys must also be put under the microscope‚ in efforts to reach a further understanding of the adolescent male. The two authors start their article by pointing out‚ that boys and girls come from two completely different “planets”. They have two different “crisis points”‚ which are stages of emotional and social development‚ where things can go seriously wrong. Kantrowitz
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Deviance Deviance is the violation of a social norm. It is impossible to define it exactly because not everyone agrees on what should be considered deviant behavior. According to functionalists‚ deviance is both negative and positive for a society. Functionalism sets the basis for 2 very important theories of deviance: strain theory and control theory. The strain theory states that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these goals by
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the phrase‚ “boys will be boys” has had‚ in the American school system. From the truth about why girls seem to thrive more in a structured classroom setting than boys‚ to the effects of bullying and how‚ until the 90’s‚ either a blind eye was turned to it or‚ in the case of many coaches‚ it was practically encouraged for the (supposed) betterment and cohesion of the team or group. I found it very interesting that girls tend to be more successful in school than boys because‚ unlike boys who often
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Crime and Deviance Introduction Deviance consists of those acts that go against the norms and expectations of the society. Deviance can be positively sanctioned‚ negatively sanctioned or accepted without reward or punishment. Example: soldiers on the battlefield. May be viewed as deviant but soldiers may be rewarded with a medal since they conform to the values of society- value of courage. Compared to murderers – deviate from the accepted norms of society and its values- value for human life.
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This in turn gives an invalid picture that exaggerates the extent of gender differences in crime. Evidence from self report studies show female offenders are treated more leniently. Women are also more likely to be cautioned than prosecuted and Roger Hood (1992) found women were a third less likely to be jailed than men for similar offences. However there is evidence against the chivalry thesis. David Farrington (1983) found women were not sentenced more leniently for theft than males. Abigail Buckle
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What problems does Robin Hood have? Robin’s problems are many. First the band of Merrymen has gained so much fame that the size is ever increasing. The “vigilance was on the decline and discipline was becoming harder to enforce.” Resources to feed them are becoming scarce and there was not enough game in the forest. “The cost of buying food is beginning to drain the bands financial reserves.” Which brings us to the second problem: revenues are down because word has spread of the band robbing travelers
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