functionalists argue social solidarity causes people to NOT commit crime
functionalists argue for two mechanisms that achieve social solidarity?
socialisation where we are taught norms, values and culture, social control where we are given positive sanctions for conformity and negative sanctions for deviance
informing policy development ?
functionalism has not had significant impacts on crime policy, they would argue function of punishment is to uphold social solidarity and reinforced shared values as punishment represents societies emotions of moral outrage. Through public trial and punishment societies shared values are reaffirmed and its members feel a sense of moral unity
