crime and deviance
- Created by: AbbyCole
- Created on: 02-11-14 14:21
View mindmap
- Crime and Deviance
- What is crime and deviance
- crime
- An illegal act punishable by law for example murder
- Deviance
- a legal action which goes against the norms ad values of society.
- However some deviant acts are also illegal like nudity in public is illegal but if you go to a nudist beach it is legal but just deemed deviant.
- Deviance can change based on time, culture and place.
- For example 60 years ago it was illegal to be homosexual but now gay marriage is legal.
- a legal action which goes against the norms ad values of society.
- crime
- Explaining Deviance
- There are several reasons why people are either deviant and/or criminal- these reasons are mainly social
- Inadequate socialisation within families
- This highlights the negative influences of the failure of some parents to socialize their children to accept society's norms and values.
- New Right approaches argue that children whose parents fail to take responsibility for socializing them correctly are more prone to crime.
- This highlights the negative influences of the failure of some parents to socialize their children to accept society's norms and values.
- Relative Deprivation
- when feel relatively deprived compared to their peers they may feel compelled to steal or commit crime to gain items or funds to make them the same as their peers.
- Marxist Explanations
- This approach links crime to social inequalities that are built into capitalism
- In a capitalism society, not everyone can have wealth and status so people commit crime to gain wealth and status
- This approach links crime to social inequalities that are built into capitalism
- Inadequate socialisation within families
- There are several reasons why people are either deviant and/or criminal- these reasons are mainly social
- Crime Figures and Statistics
- Official crime statistics of crimes are important source of secondary quantitative data.
- However, many crimes are not reported and therefore crime statistics are inaccurate. The unreported statistics are called DARK FIGURES
- Less serious crimes such as vandalism are often under-reported
- Crimes such as ****, sexual abuse and domestic violence are often under-reported because people are too scared to report them.
- However, many crimes are not reported and therefore crime statistics are inaccurate. The unreported statistics are called DARK FIGURES
- Official crime statistics of crimes are important source of secondary quantitative data.
- The impact of crime and deviance
- There are three different ways to evaluate the impact on victims
- Measurement research examines the type and number of people who are victim of crime
- Surveys such as the British Crime Survey which provides info on victims of crime such as their age, gender and ethnicity.
- Studies of the impact of crime show that crime can impact victims...
- physically (being injured in an assault)
- Financially(having to replace uninsured stolen items)
- Socially (affecting victims' relationships with family and friends)
- Psychologically ( feeling stressed after a burglary)
- Studies of the role of the victim in the criminal justice process look at victims' role in reporting crime, providing evidence and acting as witnesses in court.
- Measurement research examines the type and number of people who are victim of crime
- The impact of crime and deviance on society
- crime impacts society on a whole because it creates fear or worry about crime regardless if they have been victims before
- Crime can impact local communities by creating fear of violence, burglary and car theft.
- this leads to people feeling worried about walking alone after dark and antisocial behaviour. Crime is seen to make people believe ties in their community are breaking down.
- White collar and corporate crimes
- these types of crime can have financial, physical and social costs
- Tax evasion had a financial cost because it results in the government having a loss in revenue
- these types of crime can have financial, physical and social costs
- Youth crime as a social problem
- media coverage has lead to many people in society seeing youths as having antisocial behaviour and capable of identity theft and knife crimes.
- youths drug-taking, binge-drinking, creating knife crimes and having antisocial behaviour have often ended upon the cover of national newspapers.
- media coverage has lead to many people in society seeing youths as having antisocial behaviour and capable of identity theft and knife crimes.
- There are three different ways to evaluate the impact on victims
- What is crime and deviance
- This highlights the negative influences of the failure of some parents to socialize their children to accept society's norms and values.
- New Right approaches argue that children whose parents fail to take responsibility for socializing them correctly are more prone to crime.
Comments
No comments have yet been made