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• What is postmodernism in 2 words?


  Micro, Social action theory
• How is postmodernism characterised?

  Through social fragmentation, risk, choice, diversity and uncertainty this causes a multi cultural society due to globalisation
• Why are laws having to constantly change?

  due to changing social norms and values. for example laws relating to cybercrime since the development of the internet
• Is crime done by the individual or society?


  They suggest that it is done by the individual due to them turning to crime when they cannot satisfy their material needs and wants despite being surrounded by consumer goods.
• What creates deviant role models


  the glamorisation of the media
• What are 3 strengths?

  • Recognises the use of modern technology to monitor citizens
  • Looks at different types of crime in modern society
  • Looks at the causes of crime - consumerism and the media
• What are 3 weaknesses?

  • It doesn't recognise that monitoring and surveillance can be a useful measure in reducing or dettering crime
  • This theory only applies to wealthy, developed, Western countries
  • Not all crimes committed for a material benefit e.g. vandalism
• How can new digital technologies be useful within crime?

  Due to facial recognition software which can put you in an electronic file so for example shop lifters can be identified as soon as they enter the shop
• What helps emerging patterns of control?

  • the development of the informal operation of neighbourhood watch schemes (1983)
  • Police systematically monitoring so they can send out the appropriate squads to deal with them
  • The 'snoopers chart' allows the government to record and view the internet browsing his histories of UK citizens