What's in the news?
What has the British Prime Minister publicly recognised this weekend?
That Palestine is a separate state.
Crime is inevitable.
Dukheim.
This concept has been influential in a range of theories such as Cohen and Merton.
Anomie
Who was the US political activist shot to death by a lone gunman at Utah Valley University?
Charlie Kirk
This sociologist asked why most young people do NOT commit crime.
Hirschi - social bonds theory
This concept helped explain the explosion of crime in Russia.
Which calendar is likely to change in the future due to climate change according to Sir Sebastian Coe?
The Olympic calendar.
Crime is the result of strain.
Merton
This idea by Cohen is still useful at explaining gang culture today.
Status and respect as a cause of crime.
What is the enquiry in Southport about?
The murder of the dance class members in summer 2024.
Crime is due to status frustration.
Albert Cohen.
This theory has had a major influence on later theories of crime and on government policy.
Cloward and Ohlin - Illegitimate opportunity structure.
What has the transport secretary approved this week?
A second runway at Gatwick airport.
There is a an illegitimate opportunity structure.
Cloward and Ohlin
This theory explains why so many working-class delinquents say they were bored, so committed a crime.
Matza - Delinquency and drift.