AC2:3 Durkheim

Durkheim is sometimes called

• The Father of Criminology

• The Father of Sociology

Durkheim believed that crime is:

• Inevitable

• Functional

• Caused by strain

• Created by selective law enforcement

By "crime is functional", Durkheim meant that crime has a:

• positive function in society
• universal condemnation by all cultures
• irrelevant to social structure
• negative impact on society

Durkheim believed that too much crime is bad for society because it can lead to

• too much strain on the police

• greater economic prosperity
• enhanced community trust
• anomie and social breakdown

Another word for anomie is:

• Hopelssness

• Strain

• Normlessness

• Lawlessness

The idea of that crime allows society to differentiate between right and wrong is called

• Social change

• Warning Light

• Safety Valve

• Boundary Maintenance

The idea that crime allows people to vent their frustrations means that crime is acting as a

• Boundary

• Safety valve

• Stress buster

• Therapy

The idea that crime shows us that something in society is wrong is called:

• Boundary Maintenance

• Safety Valve

• Social change

• Warning Light

An example of where disobeying the law lead to social change

• Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

• Just Stop Oil disrupting the World Snooker Championship in 2023

• The Poll Tax Riots

• #MeToo

Durkheim argued that some crime was good for society

• True

• False