It is no secret that gender differences in crime exist; however even with all the theories there is no set reason as to why this is. Kevin Beaver said “In virtually every study ever conducted‚ males are much more likely than females to engage in violence‚ aggression‚ and serious crimes”. There has always been a gap in the amount of crime that men commit compared to women. All crime‚ aside shoplifting and prostitution‚ males commit significantly more. With population between the genders being almost
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1c How do interactionists explain crime? (Labelling Theory) Are offenders different? Interactionists argue that a mistake most perspectives make is that they assume lawbreakers are somehow different from law-abiding people. The labelling theory suggests that most people commit deviant and criminal acts but only come are caught and stigmatised for it. It is for this reason that emphasis should be on understanding the reaction and definition of deviance rather than the causes of the initial act
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Assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance (21 marks) Karl Marx‚ would not have considered himself a Marxist but nevertheless‚ here’s what you get: Karl Marx believed that criminals are as much made as born. He theorized that Societies determine what they view as crime but that the "minority in control" determines the scope and distribution of punishments as well as the levels of punishments. Of capitalism Marx wrote about the concept of how crimes such
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Official crime statistics refer to statistical data which are compiled by official agencies such as the police and courts‚ and are published by the state. National statistics about crime in England and Wales have been collected and published by the Home Office annually since 1857. These figures are compiled by putting together the offences recorded by the police in each of the forty-three police areas in England and Wales. The statistics contained in these volumes are of great significance‚ not only
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A and elsewhere‚ assess the usefulness of Marxist approach to an understanding of crime and deviance’ (21 marks) There are numerous Marxist theories that help us to understand crime and deviance in different ways‚ however they are all based around the same ideas. They believe capitalism causes crime in three different ways including‚ selective law enforcement‚ criminogenic capitalism and ideological nature of the law. Traditional Marxists believe that crime is inevitable in all societies
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“Assess the usefulness of Marxist theories for an understanding of crime and deviance” (21 marks) Sociologists who favour the Marxist approach to explanations of crime concentrate on the exploitative nature of the capitalist society in which we live and how it propels individuals into a life of crime. Marxism is criticised by other theories who do not share their opinion on capitalism – this therefore means they do not share their opinion on crime and deviance. The traditional Marxist view
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Assess the usefulness of functionalist approaches in explaining crime Functionalist approach towards crime & deviance is seen as a top down approach as it looks at society as a whole‚ stating that criminal behaviour is caused by society itself except from being caused through an individual’s biology & psychology. Durkheim sees deviance as inevitable also being necessary for our society‚ however other perspectives such as Marxist & Feminist may state otherwise. Functionalist such as Merton explain
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In Trinidad and Tobago‚ crime has always been a major topic of public and political debate. It is often seen as a sign of underlying problems in society which is related to inequality‚ social deprivation‚ social class‚ gender and age. Although Durkheim (1938‚ first published in 1895) argued that crime is an inevitable and normal aspect of life‚ people continue to perceive the Caribbean as a place that is growing increasingly dangerous‚ and these fears can have devastating consequences
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a dangerous and misconceived part when in relation to solving crimes. It is a large can of worms when it comes to this idea. I suspect it is actually impossible not to collect the statistics‚ as a person’s details will have to be entered into the database when they are arrested. Once the data is there‚ is it really up to us how we interpret it? Maybe the question should be ’Should we draw any conclusions from race based crime statistics’? Moreover‚ one of the possible benefits of gathering race-based
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Usefulness of the computers To start with‚ we live in the 21th century‚ in other words in the era of a great progress in most aspects of our life. Every day scholars of the whole world make some new discovering‚ invent new technologies‚ and do difficult research. Day by day people realize that their life becomes almost impossible without using different technological devices‚ and what is most curious‚ even in their everyday life. Talking about such so called “vital devices” we mean mobile phones
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