Jacob Seickell Sociology Crime Recap Theories of Crime Durkheim. Crime can be good for society Sense of community Reaffirms morals and boundaries about how our punishments are good. Makes people refrain from crime to avoid the punishment. Reaffirms boundaries by people thinking, “that punishment is to severe for the crime. Therefor, the law changes for the good of society. Robert Merton – Cultural Goals and the American Dream. Responses to Cultural Goals. Conformity (Conform to society to try and live the American Dream) Innovation (look at my skill set, I don’t think I can achieve the American dream so you I’ll at another way of achieving it… Crime) Ritualism (People who have functional jobs which will always pay the rent but they will never live the American Dream) Retreatism (Opt out of society as they realise they will never live the American Dream… Squatters) Rebellion (revolutionary) ( Can I Remember Roberts Responses?) Hirshi – Why don’t people commit crime? Because of Social Bonds Attachment (we care about others)
Durkheim. Crime can be good for society Sense of community
Reaffirms morals and boundaries about how our punishments are good.
Makes people refrain from crime to avoid the punishment. Reaffirms
boundaries by people thinking, that punishment is to severe for the
crime. Therefor, the law changes for the good of society.
Robert Merton Cultural Goals and the American Dream. Responses
to Cultural Goals. Conformity (Conform to society to try and live
the American Dream) Innovation (look at my skill set, I dont think
I can achieve the American dream so you Ill at another way of
achieving it Crime) Ritualism (People who have functional jobs
which will always pay the rent but they will never live the
American Dream) Retreatism (Opt out of society as they realise they
will never live the American Dream Squatters) Rebellion
(revolutionary)
(Can I Remember Roberts Responses?)
Hirshi Why dont people commit crime? Because of Social Bonds
Attachment (we care about others) Commitment (we have something to
lose) Involvement (we are too busy) Belief (in the rules of
society)
