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AC3.1 Analyse situations of criminality - Coggle Diagram
AC3.1 Analyse situations of criminality
Robert Napper
Social Learning Theory: Saw his father beat his mother as a young child, and was raped at the age of 12 by a family friend. His later actions reflected these behaviours
Crimes: Murder and rape
Fred West
Crimes: Murder and rape
Theory of Personality: Rumoured reports of his introduction to sex by his mother and acts of bestiality in his childhood could show his lack of progression from a dominant ID to a dominant ego.
Nick Leeson
Crimes: Fraud
Social Structure Theory: White-collar crime, such as fraud, is not prioritised by the police, which may provide the reason for why Leeson was not caught immediately.
Consider the possible causes of crimes against property such as theft, robbery and burglary.
Relevant theory: Marxism- the law is generated by the ruling class as a means of social control, crimes against property are more heavily policed than white-collar / corporate crime.
Relevant theory: Inequality in capitalist society.
Relevant theory: Left realism- Capitalism encourages high levels of consumption but fails to deliver, people are drive by materialism and consumerism and therefore suffer from relative deprivation causing them to turn to crime to get the things that others have.
Consider the possible causes of white-collar crime.
Relevant theory: Merton's strain theory- Society encourages us all to strive for the same materialistic goals however some people are unable to do this through legitimate means and so must find other ways of doing so (five adaptions). Innovators may turn to white-collar crime as they accept the material goals but use illegal means in order to achieve them.
Consider the possible causes of crimes against the person such as assault, battery etc.
Possible reason: Such behavior has been learned through observation
Relevant theory: Bandura's SLT- Violence and aggression are produced by 1) an arousal event 2) learned aggressive skills 3) expected success and rewards and 4) pro-violence values.
Consider the possible causes of Public Order Act Offences such as affray, riot and violent disorder.
Possible reason: Rational choice, Broken windows.
Relevant theory: Right realist rational choice theory- If a criminal calculates the benefits of committing crime to be higher than the costs, then they will make the rational decision to do so.
Right realist broken windows theory- Wilson and Kelling use the idea of 'broken windows' to symbolise the riot and violent disorder which takes place in some neighbourhoods. They argue that leaving broken windows unfixed, graffiti uncleaned etc sends out a signal that 'no one cares' and is therefore an invitation for criminal behaviour.