AQA A-Level Sociology 7192
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Crime and Deviance
Crime and Deviance
Realist crime control, surveillance and the panopticon
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Overview
Right and left realist approaches to control, CCTV, electronic tagging, and Foucault on discipline.
What you need to know
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Questions from this subtopic
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- 1
What do right realist approaches to crime control emphasise?
Model answer
Deterrence, punishment and individual responsibility.
- 2
What three factors do left realist approaches to crime control focus on addressing?
Model answer
Relative deprivation, marginalisation and subcultures.
- 3
How does CCTV surveillance operate as a form of social control?
Model answer
By creating awareness of being watched, which deters potential offenders from committing crimes.
- 4
What is the purpose of electronic tagging in the criminal justice system?
Model answer
To monitor offenders in the community as an alternative to custody.
- 5
What does the panopticon concept describe about surveillance and behaviour?
Model answer
How the possibility of constant surveillance leads to self-regulation of behaviour, as individuals modify their conduct when they believe they might be watched.
- 6
Explain why the panopticon is relevant to understanding modern surveillance.
Model answer
It illustrates how people regulate their own behaviour when they believe they might be watched, which applies to CCTV and other surveillance technologies in contemporary society.
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