applying a criminological theory. The article chosen is ‘Girl in critical condition after fire that killed mother and siblings’. The writer of the article describes the events of a suspected arson attack that killed five members of the family after their home was set alight. The article then mentions another suspected arson incident that caused damage to a car belonging to a family living opposite the victims‚ which appears to have been set alight at the same time (The Guardian‚ 2012). The theory that
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The following essay will look into an intersectional approach to criminological theory. The criminological theory approach aims to make use of applying the dynamic characteristics of sex‚ race and class in tandem. This theoretical perspective is commonly known as intersectionality. This theory seeks to incorporate the intersectionality of race as well as gender into Agnew’s general strain theory. This essay’s aim is to outline key arguments whilst identifying shortcomings and critiques. I will attempt
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1). The aim of this paper is to describe the theories of crime and punishment according to the positivists Emile Durkheim and Cesare Lombroso‚ and the classical criminologist Marcese de Beccaria. The theories were developed as a response to the industrialisation and the modernisation of the societies in the 18th and 19th centuries and were aiming to create a rational society and re-establish social solidarity (Vold et al 2002‚ p.101). The criminological perspectives of crime and punishment will be
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Routine Activity Theory (a.k.a R.A.T.) is a criminological theory of victimization that shares similarities with rational choice theories. This similarity is because of R.A.T.’s three main assumptions: that all people are rational‚ intelligent‚ and act in their own self interest. Originally this theory was created by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson in 1979‚ but also has some inspiration from Hindelang’s work on the study of routine daily activities in 1978. Hindelang argued that specific lifestyle
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Neoliberalism is a critical criminological critique theory centred on political economic policies being influenced by laisez-faire autonomy in order to achieve optimal economic performance (Young‚ 1998 cited in Kemeny‚ 2014). The most significant proponents of this autonomy include ‘liberating individual entrepreneurial freedoms and skills within an institutional framework characterised by strong private property right‚ free markets and free trade’ (Harvey‚ 2005:2). This theory criticises perceived economic
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Victim facilitation is when “victims unknowingly‚ carelessly‚ negligently and inadvertently make it easier for the offender to commit a theft” (Karmen‚ n.d.). Victim precipitation “is a criminology theory that analyzes how a victim’s interaction with an offender may contribute to the crime being committed” (McKenna‚ n.d.). Victim provocation “occurs when a person does something that incites another person to commit an illegal act” (Sage‚ 2016‚ p. 3). The comparison to these three is the fact that
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The origins of the criminological imagination lay with C. Wright Mills and his book ‘The Sociological Imagination’. The book was first published back in 1959 and it continues to be published today. Tom Hayden describes Mills as the “sociologist’s sociologist” (Young 2001) and is a key figure and role model in the field of sociological sciences. Todd Gitlin described Mills as the “most inspiring sociologist of the second half of the twentieth century” (Gitlin 2000). The sociological imagination entails
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into a broad and highly interdisciplinary field. Based upon theories old and new‚ and through the cooperation of the many disciplines involved‚ these dedicated professionals examine crime and criminal behavior to compile and compare statistical data. Utilizing these same theories‚ and disciplines within
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Criminological Theories Portrayed in the Hunchback of Notre Dame Alicia L Becker CJ 6636 Allen Lowery 30 September 2011 Abstract The Hunchback of Notre Dame‚ by Victor Hugo displays many of the Criminological theories. The main characters and theme of the movie plays into the theories as well. Some of the theories that are displayed are: Violent Crime‚ Feeble-mindedness‚ and Cultural Conflict and Crime. There are many deviant and criminal acts seen throughout. Criminological
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“Robin Hood and Little John running through the forest jumping benches‚ dodging trees just trying to get away.” (Robin Hood. Disney:1973) This is one of the first lines of my favorite Disney movie. The title of course being “Robin Hood”. The animated version of this classic tale where our main character is a delinquent who robs the wealthy to help feed the poor. Him and his comrade‚ Little John find every opportunity to rob from the greedy‚ and ruthless Prince John. All the goods they steal they
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