6. What are the reasons why youths more liekly victims of crime?
Children powerless so abuse at home from family (despite moral panics still undereported/recorded), Less security, Carry valuable objects (tech), Drugs leads to violence (Hobbs Nocturnal economy of cities), In gangs or subcultures
Children powerless so abuse at home from family (despite moral panics still undereported/recorded), Less security, Carry valuable objects (tech), Drinking leads to violence (Hobbs Nocturnal economy of cities), In gangs or subcultures
Children powerless so abuse at school from peers (despite moral panics still undereported/recorded), Less security, Carry valuable objects (tech), Drinking leads to violence (Hobbs Nocturnal economy of cities), In gangs or subcultures
7. What is an evaluation of Left realism victimisation of the inner-city poor?
Local crime surveys have big samples so might not be representative of area, Ignores violent crime (mostly w/c), Ignores victimless crimes (drugs)
Local crime surveys have small samples so might not be representative of area, Ignore corporate and white collar crimes (mostly m/c), Ignores victimless crimes (drugs)
National crime surveys have small samples so might not be representative, Ignore corporate and white collar crimes (mostly u/c), Ignores victimless crimes (drugs)
8. What is part of victims and social policy?
Restorative justice (Left Realism), Sherman & Strang - public thinks its too soft on criminals but victims like it as less fear of crime & anger at criminal, Braithwaite - reintegrative shaming labells act devaint not person, less reoffending
Restributive justice (Left Realism), Sherman & Strang - public thinks its too soft on criminals but victims like it as less fear of crime & anger at criminal, Braithwaite - reintegrative shaming labells act devaint not person, less reoffending
Restorative justice (Right Realism), Sherman & Strang - public thinks its too soft on criminals but victims like it as less fear of crime & anger at criminal, Braithwaite - reintegrative shaming labells act devaint not person, less reoffending
9. How do feminists criticise the structured interview method used by the CSEW?
Dislike active role of researcher and passive role of interviewee, interviewee has no power to change subject, Reflects matriarchal power in society
Dislike active role of researcher and passive role of interviewee, interviewee has no power to change subject, Reflects patriarchal power in society
Dislike passive role of researcher and active role of interviewee, interviewer has no power to change subject, Reflects patriarchal power in society
10. Who did research into survivours of domestic abuse?
Kelly - Found many women were undermined by verbal & physical abuse
Kelly - Found many men were undermined by verbal abuse
Walklate - Found many women were undermined by verbal & physical abuse
11. What have other realist surveys found?
Fear of crime is highest among poor, reflects how they are most at risk from crime
Fear of crime is highest among rich, reflects how they have more to lose
Fear of crime is highest among m/c, reflects how they are most at risk from crime
12. What is an evaluation of victims and social policy?
General public assocaite it with rehabilitation and reform which are seen as favouring criminal justice system
General public assocaite it with rehabilitation and reform which are seen as favouring criminal
General public assocaite it with rehabilitation and reform which are seen as ignoring victim
13. What is an evaluation of the victimisation of young people?
May be that older people are victims of more crimes but not aware of them (fraud/deception), dont report them
May be that youths are victims of less crimes but lie about them for status (peers groups)
Doesn't count as are usually perpetrator as well
14. What was the Left realist crime survey, who did it and what did it say?
The Islington Crime Survey (ICS) by Lea & Young - Sympathetic unstructured interviews, asked victims in inner London about serious cimre eg sexual assault, domestic violence, racial attacks, found a half of all households affected in last 6 months
The Islington Crime Survey (ICS) by Lea & Young - Sympathetic unstructured interviews, asked victims in inner London about serious cimre eg sexual assault, domestic violence, racial attacks, found a third of all households affected in last 12 months
The Birmingham Crime Survey (BCS) by Lea & Young - Sympathetic unstructured interviews, asked victims in inner London about serious cimre eg sexual assault, domestic violence, racial attacks, found a third of all households affected in last 12 months
15. What do Left Realists think about victimisation of the inner-city poor?
Suggest that all crime surveys neglect concentration of crime in inner cities & deprieved council estates
Suggest that official crime surveys neglect concentration of crime in inner cities & deprieved council estates
Suggest that official crime surveys over-exaggerate concentration of crime in inner cities & deprieved council estates
16. What is an evaluation of feminist victim surveys?
Interviewer bias from feminists, Encourage women to exagerate & use narrow definition of victimisation that others wouldnt accept, ignore/play down male victimisation, New Right see conflict as natural in intimacy
Interviewer bias from feminists, Encourage women to exaggerate & use wide definition of victimisation that others wouldnt accept, ignore/play down male victimisation, New Right see conflict as natural in intimacy
Interviewer bias from feminists, Encourage women to exaggerate & use wide definition of victimisation that others wouldnt accept, ignore/play down male victimisation, Functionalists see conflict as natural in intimacy
17. What did the CSEW find out about victimisation in 2007/08?
16-24 yrs old risk from violent crime - male 13.4% 6.4% female but both decreased with age, Domestic violence experienced - women 85% 15%men (five times more), stranger violence - male 78%
16-24 yrs old risk from violent crime - female 13.4% 6.4% male but both decreased with age, Domestic violence experienced - women 85% 15%men (five times more), stranger violence - female 78%
16-24 yrs old risk from violent crime - male 13.4% 6.4% female but both decreased with age, Domestic violence experienced - men 85% 15% women (five times more), stranger violence - male 78%
18. How are feminist victim surveys conducted?
Usually produce qualitative data on female victims of male crimes, focus on domestic violence
Usually produce qualitative data on female victims of male crimes, focus on domestic violence & sexual attacks
Usually produce quantitative data on female victims of male crimes, focus on domestic violence & sexual attacks
19. What did the CSEW find out about the impact of crime on people?
Worried about crime - women 21% men 8% (twice as liekly), peak age - women 16-24yrs old (28%), Fear of crime has impact on life - 2/5ths women men 1/3rd for moderate of high impact on quality of life
Worried about crime - women 21% men 8% (twice as liekly), peak age - women 16-24yrs old (28%), Fear of crime has impact on life - 2/5ths men women 1/3rd for moderate of high impact on quality of life
Worried about crime - men 21% women 8% (twice as liekly), peak age - women 16-24yrs old (28%), Fear of crime has impact on life - 2/5ths women men 1/3rd for moderate of high impact on quality of life
20. What is an example of another realist crime survey, who did it and what did it find?
The Merseyside Crime Survey by Kinsey - In terms of quantity and impact of crime, the poor suffer more than the wealthy from the effects of crime
The Merseyside Crime Survey by Kinsey - In terms of quantity and impact of crime, the wealthy suffer more than the poor from the effects of crime
The Merseyside Crime Survey by Kinsey - In terms of quantity and impact of crime, the poor suffer equal to the wealthy from the effects of crime
