Durkheim's theory on crime
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- Created on: 11-03-16 22:12
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- Durkheim's theory
- Social solidarity creates a reaction from society which brings individuals together
- The collective conscience is weakened and results in more crime and deviance
- Crime is inevitable in all societies
- Not everyone is socialised adequately and are likely to deviate
- Too much crime can tear apart the bonds of society
- Within modern society, there are a range of different lifestyles which have different norms, which can be viewed as deviant to others
- Other theorists
- Erikson- Thinks the true function of agencies of social control is to keep a certain level of crime rather than eliminate it from society
- Cohen- Thinks deviance warns us that an institution is not functioning correctly
- To achieve solidarity society needs socialisation and social control
- Socialisation- When cultural norms and values are passed on to the next generation and teaches us how to behave within society
- Social control- Rewards good behaviour and punishes bad behaviour
- When is the level of crime determined as too much crime?
- This theory ignores different ways in which crime can function in different groups
- Crime does not always promote social solidarity and can lead to individuals becoming more isolated
- This theory ignores different ways in which crime can function in different groups
- Crime causes adaptation and change
- Too much crime= anomie
- Durkheim thinks all change began with deviance
- Too little crime=no change
- Durkheim thinks all change began with deviance
- Too little crime=no change
- New ideas will be deviant as they are different to the existing norms and values
- Too much crime= anomie
- Boundary maintainance
- Crime causes a reaction from society which unites its members for good behaviour
- Punishments reinforce societies shared norms and values
- Crime causes a reaction from society which unites its members for good behaviour
- Crime as four characteristics
- Inevitable- Crime will always exist
- Relative- Definition of criminal behaviour changes between societies and over time
- Universal- Crime happens in every societ
- Functional- Some crime and deviance benefits society
- Inevitable- Crime will always exist
- Social solidarity creates a reaction from society which brings individuals together
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