For Section A. I expect you to write two or more
sentences and for Section B at least a paragraph. You
need to refer to and cite the course materials and, as I
like to see evidence of engagement with the subject,
please also include other sources that you have found
useful.
A. Key Concepts (10 points) – Answer all of the questions
1. What is meant by the panopticon? What has it come to represent in
contemporary society? (see Reading on Classicism and Additional
Materials – Jeremy Bentham)
2, What is meant by the concept of ‘relative deprivation’? (see the additional reading
on blackboard)
3,Jock Young coined the term ‘moral panic’. Define ‘moral panic’ and cite an
example of a moral panic.
4. What is meant by ‘hegemonic masculinity’ and how does this help us to
understand crime?
5. What did Lombroso mean by the ‘born criminal’? Why are his ideas so
problematic.
B. Key Theories (20 points) – Answer all of the
questions, apart from Q4 – when you just answer one
1. Outline the main principles of classicism and positivism and discuss the
differences in their approaches to crime and criminal justice. Refer to key theorists.
(5 points)
2. How would a Marxist explain crime? What does Engels write about crime in The
Condition of the Working Class in England (1845)? (5 points)
3. According to Al Cohen what are the main characteristics of a delinquent
subculture? (5 points)
4. a) What has radical feminism contributed to our understanding of
violence against women?
OR
OR
b) What does Kimberle Crenshaw mean by the concept of ‘intersectionality’?
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c) What has been the impact of the #Metoo movement?