Crime & Deviance w/ Theory & Methods - Realism Names

I reccomend saving to your computer and editing the PDF so you can highlight the card sets for different areas in different colours e.g. yellow for functionalist names, red for marxist names. Just a suggestion if anyone chooses to use these :)

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Murray
Underclass theory. Underclass is a subculture of working class, with lack of morals. Breeds crime. Long term unemployed, workshy, welfare dependent. Irresponsible single mothers and absent fathers.
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Wilson
Rational choice theory - a rational teenager may see more profit in stealing cars not washing them.
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Hirschi
Cost-benefit analysis - 4 social controls
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Wilson
Environnmental crime prevention, broken windows theory.
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Matthews
Punishment critic - scale of imprisonment doesn't affect crime rate.
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Cohen
Situational Crime Prevention critic - gated communities displacing crime to poorer areas, softer targets.
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Charlesworth
Critic of Murray - poverty is not a chosen lifestyle; it brings despair, depression, health problems etc.
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Rational choice theory - a rational teenager may see more profit in stealing cars not washing them.

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Wilson

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Cost-benefit analysis - 4 social controls

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Card 4

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Environnmental crime prevention, broken windows theory.

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Card 5

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Punishment critic - scale of imprisonment doesn't affect crime rate.

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