Sykes pointed to what three factors of special importance that sought to explain the rise of criminological conflict theory
Sykes pointed out that the rise of conflict theory was due to a profound skepticism toward any theory that traced crime to something about the individual, including not only biological and psychological theories but also sociological theories referring to inadequate socialization and the like. (Ball, Cullen, & Lilly, 2015, pg. 183) Criminologists considering the social context in the 1960’s and 1970’s didn’t hold much weight of past theories of the Positivist school, Classical school, or Sociological theories such as ‘Strain Theory’. The second factor according to Sykes was there a marked shift from the …show more content…
(Ball, Cullen, & Lilly, 2015, pg. 74) In the slums where there were delinquent’s youths a plenty then the bad behavior could thrive. In contrast they did find that in disorganized neighborhoods where the lack of access to lucrative financial gains could be made from crimes that the youths turned to violence as a social status. Having access to drugs especially in neighborhoods where it’s prevalent in combination with other social strain factors have helped to extenuate the crime in those neighborhoods. In my opinion as it relates to this is having the access makes a real difference when drawing even normal law abiding citizens into committing a crime. If there is a high chance for a reward, and a low chance of getting caught, especially when the punishment would be light, then the access could be the defining …show more content…
To my knowledge there are three guiding principles, and I will start with Crime causes harm and justice should focus on repairing the harm. The state acts as a mediator, and the parties are allowed to display emotion, and condemn and shame the offender. The hope is that the offender will take responsibility for their actions, and show remorse. ‘Reparation’ refers the emphasis restorative practices place on repair, specifically on repair of the harm caused by wrongdoing. Their focuses is on the identification and repair of harm, be it material, physical, or emotional (including some harm as ‘loss of dignity, happiness, confidence, security, personal power, and sense of self worth’) (Roche, 2003: 27) An example of this would be if the harm down was emotional, and this process repaired that emotional damage then ‘Reparation’ was
Sykes pointed out that the rise of conflict theory was due to a profound skepticism toward any theory that traced crime to something about the individual, including not only biological and psychological theories but also sociological theories referring to inadequate socialization and the like. (Ball, Cullen, & Lilly, 2015, pg. 183) Criminologists considering the social context in the 1960’s and 1970’s didn’t hold much weight of past theories of the Positivist school, Classical school, or Sociological theories such as ‘Strain Theory’. The second factor according to Sykes was there a marked shift from the …show more content…
(Ball, Cullen, & Lilly, 2015, pg. 74) In the slums where there were delinquent’s youths a plenty then the bad behavior could thrive. In contrast they did find that in disorganized neighborhoods where the lack of access to lucrative financial gains could be made from crimes that the youths turned to violence as a social status. Having access to drugs especially in neighborhoods where it’s prevalent in combination with other social strain factors have helped to extenuate the crime in those neighborhoods. In my opinion as it relates to this is having the access makes a real difference when drawing even normal law abiding citizens into committing a crime. If there is a high chance for a reward, and a low chance of getting caught, especially when the punishment would be light, then the access could be the defining …show more content…
To my knowledge there are three guiding principles, and I will start with Crime causes harm and justice should focus on repairing the harm. The state acts as a mediator, and the parties are allowed to display emotion, and condemn and shame the offender. The hope is that the offender will take responsibility for their actions, and show remorse. ‘Reparation’ refers the emphasis restorative practices place on repair, specifically on repair of the harm caused by wrongdoing. Their focuses is on the identification and repair of harm, be it material, physical, or emotional (including some harm as ‘loss of dignity, happiness, confidence, security, personal power, and sense of self worth’) (Roche, 2003: 27) An example of this would be if the harm down was emotional, and this process repaired that emotional damage then ‘Reparation’ was