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CRIME + DEVIANCE (FUNCTIONALIST, STRAIN AND SUBCULTURAL THEORIES (…

- - - - Socialisation
      - Social control
    - - 'crime is normal...an integral part of all healthy societies'
      - unequal socialisation
        
        diversity in lifestyles and values
      - :star: Anomie: the rules governing behaviour become weaker and less clear-cut
    - - Boundary maintenance
        
        Shared norms and values
        
        Reaffirm society's shared rules and reinforce social solidarity
        
        :silhouette: Cohen (1972) media creates 'folk devils'
      - Adaptation and change
        
        Individuals with new ideas --> weight of social control
        
        Too much crime = threatens bonds of society
        Too little crime = repressing and controlling members
      - Other functions of crime
        
        :silhouette: Davis: prostitution is safety valve
        
        :silhouette: Cohen