Cime and deviance
- Created by: elysia ivell
- Created on: 21-03-14 14:41
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- Crime
- crime-illegal act that is punishable by law.
- formal social control- formal written rules that you have to follow e.g. police officers
- deviance-something that is not against the law but against the norms and values of society.
- informal social control- things that you do without being told e.g. queuing up
- impacts of crime
- victims
- victim survey-an anomalous survey that is taken by the public to see if they have been a victim of crime. It uncovers the dark figure.
- victims
- The social distribution of crime
- Age and Crime
- younger people are likely to engage in crime. This is due to peer group and sub cultural groups.
- Gender and crime
- In general more men commit crime than women
- Ethnicity and crime
- Black people are over-represented in prison, 5 times more likely to be in prison.
- Social class and crime
- working class people are over represented in prison because they have more opportunity.
- Age and Crime
- Labelling Theory
- Self-fulfilling prophecy- when the label ends up coming true
- Untitled
- Untitled
- crime-illegal act that is punishable by law.
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