Right Realist Criminology – Includes an introduction to Realism and detailed class notes on Right Realism covering rational choice theory, broken windows theory, Charles Murray’s views on the underclass, situational crime prevention and environmental crime prevention (mainly zero tolerance policing) Key Concepts for A Level Sociology Crime and Deviance – definitions of most of the key concepts relevant to crime and deviance within A-level sociology. Functionalism and Strain Theories of Crime – summary revision notes – a briefer version of the three posts above. Last Updated on October 13, 2023 by Karl Thompson A Level Sociology Research Methods | Revisesociology.com Sociologists use a range of quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary social research methods to collect data about society.

Sociological Perspectives on Punishment – summary notes covering the Consensus, Marxist, interactionist, Realist and Postmodern views on punishment. Actuarial Justice and Risk Management – this is statistical surveillance, a form of surveillance long used by insurance companies, but increasingly used by state agencies. It is where people who have a statistically higher risk of truanting/ offending/ failing will be under a higher level of surveillance than the norm. Controlling and Reducing Crime – the Role of the Community, the Police and Different Forms of Punishment What Makes a Good Life? – Lessons from a Longitudinal Study – This is one of the longest running Longitudinal studies in the world – the respondents were in their 20s when it started, now those who are still alive are in their 80s. Primary Qualitative Research Methods Interviews in Social Research – This post consists of detailed class notes focusing strengths and limitations of mainly unstructured interviews, which are like a guided conversation that allow respondents the freedom to speak for themselves. Secondary Research Methods Official Statistics

Usefulness of different types of data – e.g. primary/secondary data, qualitative and quantitative data, sources of secondary data, including diaries, journals, official and non-official statistics, usefulness of these types of data to sociologists Capitalism, Globalisation and Crime – A Marxist perspective on global crime covering global finance and tax havens and TNCs and law evasion. The Role of the Community in Controlling and Reducing Crime – a summary of consensus, right realist, left realist and postmodern perspectives on the community in controlling crime The Economic and Social Costs of Crime – a summary of a recent (2021) government report looking at the social and economic harms crime does in England and Wales. Sources of data on crime – e.g. patterns and trends of criminal behaviour, official statistics, victim and self-report studies, usefulness of sources of data on crime

The Labelling Theory of Crime – brief summary notes of the above. Realist Theories of Crime and Deviance

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Foucault – Surveillance and Crime Control – A very simplified explanation of Foucault, who argued that surveillance by agents of the state becomes more important for social control in modernity than the threat of physical punishment.

Environmental Crime Prevention – Definition and Examples – supplementary notes to Right Realism covering zero tolerance policing and ASBOs Read the question carefully and highlight question words to help you to consider what is being asked How the Media Simplifies Crime – a brief post summarising how the media tends to take the side of the police and victims, focus on crimes with easy to understand individual ‘harm’ stories and provide a narrow analysis of crime control options.

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