This document provides an overview of topics related to crime and deviance for a GCSE Sociology course, including: the significance of criminal behavior for victims, communities, and society; white-collar and corporate crime; youth crime as a social issue; and racism and crime. Key concepts are defined such as types of victimization research, fear of crime, moral panics, and racially aggravated offenses. Research studies and data from sources like the British Crime Survey are referenced to analyze these sociological perspectives on crime and its impacts.
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Don't steal what you don't owned even how good your intention is because even it is for good of others still your action is stealing and it is prohibited against the law of the land and the law of GOD.
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28 corruption or bribery (complete english essay) the college studyMary Smith
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Don't steal what you don't owned even how good your intention is because even it is for good of others still your action is stealing and it is prohibited against the law of the land and the law of GOD.
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Violence and Popular Culture
Violence exists and has existed in all societies. In contemporary North American society, we also see violence frequently in media--from news to films to video games. These representations have been blamed for creating a culture of fear and inspiring real violence, particularly among youth.
Media analysts argue that the question of media and violence must shift from a focus on violence in media to a focus on violence in our broader society. They argue that we need to make interconnections between class, gender, race and inequality in the debate on violence. This can be a difficult shift to make because contemporary media is rife with overt and subtle instances of violence. Violence is portrayed in the news, music videos, reality TV crime shows, films and video games.
In the wake of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, media pundits discussed (Opens new window) whether video game consumption was producing violent people. While this is an interesting question, in this module we do not focus on whether violent images produce violent people. Nor do we examine whether media imagery has become increasingly violent. As one scholar (Opens new window)puts it,
Violence has always figured prominently in storytelling. Violent imagery has been around since hunters began scratching accounts of their exploits on the walls of caves. . . . Artifacts of Egyptian, Sumerian, Minoan, and Babylonian peoples all depict violent events, as do classical works of the ancient Greeks written 3,000 years ago. . . . The books of the Old Testament, written during the same period, are filled with accounts of genocide, war, human sacrifice, and, of course, various plagues. And as Mel Gibson so eloquently reminded moviegoers with his hugely successful film, The Passion of the Christ (2004), the biggest story of the New Testament culminates in rioting, ritual torture, and public execution. Perhaps more to the point, these grizzly stories have been repeated for centuries to children and adults alike as important works of history and religion. (Trend, The Myth of Media Violence 12-13)
This is not to deny that exposure to violent images may contribute toward violent behaviour.(Opens new window) But in a sociology course like this one, our job is to examine the role popular culture's representation of violence plays in the maintenance of cultural hegemony.
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Watch Mean World Syndrome (2010). (Opens new window)According to the documentary, what are some of the myths associated with media violence? What does George Gerbner say is the reason why violence pervades the media? How does popular culture use representations of violence to perpetuate racist myths? What is "mean world syndrome" anyway?
Law-and-order ideology
Law-and-order ideology has been chronically present in public, media, and political discourse, but it has assumed an even larger role in recent years. Particular media portrayals of criminal justice interact with ...
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Introduction
Development practitioners in both public and the private sectors, mainly those into urban design and development have now established a consensus that different social structural processes could constitute both driving shafts to stimulate urban development on one side and dealing with bottlenecks on the other side. Security is a primary ingredient in designing an environment that is conducive to successful efforts in developing project plans and putting it into action. Therefore, crime is a critical social structural characteristic that requires proper informed understanding to improve security in the any city and its environs. Proper social structural adjustment leads to creation of a user-friendly environment that will facilitate urban development by the practitioners.
Background
Crime ranges from simple and petty issues such pickpocketing to more sophisticated illegal actions. Crime is measurable. Thus, crime is the level of lawlessness and disintegration of social order. Crime has adverse effect on society. High crime rates disturb the security of any region and eventually leads to a state of insecurity. A United Nations report states, among other things, crime: “impairs the overall development of nations, undermines spiritual and material well-being, compromises human dignity and creates a climate of fear and violence. These adverse effects of crime endanger personal security and erodes the quality of life (United Nations 1992:6)”. It is very difficult to achieve sustainable development in a situation marked by uncontrolled and uncontrollable crime because it breeds and accompanies insecurity. (Albert 1998).
Crimes in the city can be categorized into specific areas. Physical criminal violence or physical assault includes homicide, armed robbery, carjacking, attempted murder, manslaughter, and rape. Psychological violence includes lies, threats, and brainwashing. These serve to diminish mental potentialities (Galtung 1990:10-12). Violent crime causes direct harm (Chesnais1992:217), this is a major contributing factor that disturbs security in the city. Violent crimes are more associated by members of the lower social status in a society. These poor people’s life is characterized by poverty. Also, there is also the violent crime against property ownership,- car-jacking and house breaking. Last, less visible crime is another category which often comes under the name of corruption. This includes criminal activities such as embezzling public funds, and filing false information. Such crimes are mainly committed by the elite in society. Most elites are rich and politically connected. By the very covert nature of hidden crimes, most of their perpetrators go free. (United Nations 1992:6). The local people are the main people affected by these crimes (John, (2010). Identifying the root causes of violen.
1. GCSE Sociology
Crime and Deviance
Contemporary Issues
Victims of Crime
Significance of criminal behaviour for communities
The costs of white-collar and
corporate crime
Youth crime…a social issue?
Racism and crime
Essential Notes and Workbook
What is the significance of criminal behaviour for victims
of crime?
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2. Young (2007) identifies three types of research on crime victims. Briefly outline each
type of research.
Measurement research
Studies of the impact of crime
Studies of the role of victims in the criminal justice process
Check your understanding!
Identify two key factors that influence the likelihood of becoming a victim of crime
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3. Identify two crimes that people on lower incomes are more likely to be victims of than
those on high incomes.
Describe and explain two ways in which crime may impact on individual victims
What is the significance of criminal behaviour for
communities and society?
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4. Fear of crime
The BSC indicates that people fear certain types of crime in particular burglary, car
theft and violent crime. Write a short summary about the findings of the BSC.
Explain the work of Williams (2008)
How are local communities encouraged to fight crime in their local area?
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5. Clinard and Meier (2001) identify three kinds of cost or harm that are linked to white-
collar and corporate crime.
Key words
White-collar crime
Corporate crime
Describe the three effects of white-collar and corporate crime as defined by Clinard
and Meier (2001)
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7. How do the public develop their views on certain types of crime? Why might this be a
problem?
What crimes are associated with “YOUTH”?
Why do the “public” see youth crime as a problem?
What is a “FOLK DEVIL”?
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8. What is a MORAL PANIC?
How have British Governments tried to control youth crime? Are the methods
successful?
Racism and Crime
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9. What do Philips and Bowling (2007) say about racially motivated crime?
What measures have British Governments put in place to tackle racially motivated
crime?
Define a racially aggravated offence and how is it punishable by law.
Have these measures been successful? Use evidence from the BSC to support your
answer.
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