When staff steal big things and blame it on customers.
When companies save money by paying their employees insufficient wages.
Claiming things are broken or lost when in reality they were sold privately.
Rich people are less likely to commit crimes because they have power, money and status.
8. What are Self-Report tests?
Victim fills in what crimes they have committed.
A questionnaire asking how a person feels about crime.
Anonymous surveys to say what crimes have been committed.
Anonymous surveys to say what crime has been experienced.
9. What is Corporate Crime?
When companies save money by not paying their employees the correct wage. Also, companies don't give important to health and safety which causes more work related accidents.
When staff steal small things from the workplace and blame it on customers or shoplifters.
Working class people commit more crimes such as Robbery due to status frustration and not being able to have materials that the 'rich' have.
Middle class people commit crimes in the workplace, such as stealing a glue stick if they work at a school.
10. Which one of the following is NOT a type of deviancy?
Circumstantial.
Historical.
Positional/Social Status.
Situational.
Cross-Cultural.
11. What is the definition of Deviance?
An action that goes against the norms and values of society.
An action that doesn't fit into society's rules.
An action that goes against the law.
An action that goes against the norms.
12. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Official Statistics are inaccurate?
Confident victims.
Dark figure of crime not included.
Private matters not reported.
Some crimes are too trivial.
13. Which one of the following is NOT a function of the penal system?
Deter criminals.
Maintain public order.
Arrest the public.
Protect life and property.
14. What are the two types of socialisation?
Informal & Formal.
Government & Family.
Primary & Secondary.
Close & Far.
15. Who did a study to find the link between social class and criminal activity [Status Frustration]?
Rosenthal & Jacobson [1973]
Willmott & Young [1988]
Albert Cohen [1955]
Ann Oakley [1965]
16. What specific age group is more likely to commit crimes?
16-24
75-90
10-15
20-30
17. What is the definition of Crime?
Acting against the norms and values.
An action that breaks the law.
Making your parents angry.
Wearing nail varnish at school.
18. What is an example of cross-cultural deviancy?
Nail varnish is deviant in school but outside, it's okay.
A teacher drinking coffee during a lesson is not deviant, however, if a student drinks coffee then it's deviant.
Cohabitation is deviant in Asian cultures but not in British cultures.
Gay marriages were deviant in the past but now they are accepted.
19. Victim surveys are anonymous surveys given to fill in and say what crimes have been committed against the person.
True.
False.
20. Which one of the following is NOT a solution to crime?
