The role of the community: Controlling and preventing crime:

• What is the role of the community in preventing crime according to sociological theories?

  Community plays a key role in crime prevention
• What do different theories suggest about community attachment and intervention?

  They suggest it reduces crime rates
• How does a postmodern, networked society challenge the concept of local community?

  It limits traditional crime control methods
• What are effective community interventions to reduce crime?

  After-school programs and neighborhood watch schemes
• What does Consensus Theory state about informal social control?

  It keeps most people in check
• What does Hirschi’s Bonds of Attachment Theory argue?

  More attachment reduces likelihood of crime
• What does Charles Murray’s Underclass Theory suggest about the underclass?

  They are detached from mainstream society
• How does Marxism view the underclass in relation to Late-Capitalism?

  It sees them as victims of structural unemployment
• What does Wilson and Kelling’s Broken Windows theory argue?

  Physical deterioration leads to increased crime
• What do Left Realists argue about crime and relative deprivation?

  Crime is highest in areas of relative deprivation
• What is the definition of relative deprivation?

  Discontent from comparing with peers
• What does marginalisation refer to?

  Being pushed to the edge of society
• What should the government focus on according to Left Realists?

  Tackling marginalisation and relative deprivation
• What is the only ineffective community intervention mentioned?

  Music making
• What do community intervention projects involve?

  Local councils working with communities
• How effective is Neighbourhood Watch in preventing crime?

  It prevents 15 out of every 100 crimes
• What is the purpose of Neighbourhood Watch Schemes?

  To implement crime prevention measures locally
• What do Postmodernists argue about local communities and crime control?

  Local communities have limited control over crime
• What new crimes are mentioned that arise from virtual networks?

  Cyber-bullying, trolling, phishing, identity theft
• Why are local communities powerless to control virtual crime?

  Because they lack power over virtual networks
• What is the main argument of the postmodern perspective on community crime control?

  Local communities are unstable and fleeting
• How do virtual networks affect community connections?

  They create weaker connections over distances
• What is the impact of technological advances on the workforce according to Marxism?

  It requires a smaller workforce, increasing unemployment
• What is the relationship between crime and community attachment according to Hirschi?

  Higher attachment leads to lower crime rates
• What is the focus of Left Realism in crime prevention?

  Community intervention projects
• What is the significance of informal social control in communities?

  It helps keep crime rates low
• How do community interventions aim to help young people at risk of offending?

  By providing training and engaging education
• What is the role of the State in social control?

  To perform formal social control functions
• What do Right Realists believe about crime prevention?

  They support Zero Tolerance measures
• How does the concept of community differ in sociology compared to common usage?

  It includes broader groups sharing norms and values
• What is the impact of community instability on crime control?

  It limits the effectiveness of informal control
• What is the main focus of the College of Policing's database?

  To measure impacts of community interventions
• How do community interventions address crime in areas of deprivation?

  By providing resources and opportunities
• What is the relationship between community attachment and crime according to sociological theories?

  Higher attachment correlates with lower crime rates
• What do Left Realists believe about the causes of crime?

  They believe it stems from social exclusion
• What is the primary argument of the Broken Windows theory?

  Physical signs of decay lead to crime
• How do virtual networks contribute to new forms of crime?

  They facilitate crimes like identity theft
• What is the significance of community intervention projects in crime prevention?

  They provide support and resources to at-risk youth
• What is the effect of community engagement on crime rates?

  It generally leads to lower crime rates
• What is the role of informal social control in society?

  To regulate behavior without formal mechanisms