School of thought in Criminology Part 3

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According to critical criminologists, what is the key to a legitimate response to crime?

Social empowerment

What is a crucial aspect of the redistribution of economic resources according to critical criminologists?

Based on social need and equity

What is a general crime prevention measure proposed by critical criminologists?

Anti-racist and anti-sexist campaigns

According to postmodern criminology, which of the following is emphasized in explaining crime?

<p>Integrated perspectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors contribute to crime, according to Van Dijk's universal factors?

<p>A small population of young people</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of postmodern criminology?

<p>To understand new ways of knowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does postmodern criminology focus on in terms of crime prevention strategies?

<p>Transnational policing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of social process theories?

<p>Social interactions and processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who presented the theory of differential association to explain criminal behavior?

<p>Edwin H. Sutherland</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are criminals seen in social-environment school of thought?

<p>As victims of social conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is postmodern criminology a challenge to, according to Burke (2014)?

<p>Rationality, reason, and science</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of feminism argues that the subordination of women is located in the capitalist exploitation of their domestic role?

<p>Marxist feminism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of feminism focuses on the importance of patriarchy and its role in the institutionalization of male power and dominance over women?

<p>Radical feminism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of feminism argues that the subordination of women is examined as part of an analysis of the wider social structures and inequalities and aims to extend legal rights to women to equal those enjoyed by men?

<p>Liberal feminism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of feminism provides a synthesis of the radical and Marxist feminist perspectives with recognition that both capitalist and patriarchal systems play a part in the subordination of women?

<p>Socialist feminism</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of oppression identified by feminists?

<p>Gender, race, and class</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is postmodern feminism?

<p>A branch of feminism that strives for equality for all genders and is intersectional</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major contributions made by the feminist approach according to Eamonn et al. (2014)?

<p>Bringing forward a critique of existing malestream criminology</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the criticism against radical feminism in criminology?

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to feminist criminology, why does mainstream criminology often ignore or generalize criminological enquiry relevant to women?

<p>Because criminology is a male-dominated field</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the feminist perspective on the role of men in society and the rules they make and enforce?

<p>Men are not oppressed in society</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outdated construct that attributes madness to women who go against their natural biological traits of 'passivity' and 'weakness of compliance'?

<p>The construct of biological essentialism</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between feminist criminology and the critical/conflict faction of criminology?

<p>Feminist criminology is a subfield of critical/conflict criminology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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