Crime and Deviance 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: IsabellaedgarCreated on: 08-06-16 12:19 Crime An act omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law 1 of 12 Deviance Differing from cultural norms and values, and from expected standards of society 2 of 12 Coughing Practice which involves the police persuading people to commit to crimes that they have committed 3 of 12 Plea bargaining The dropping of a more serious charge in return for a guilty plea of a less serious charge 4 of 12 Cuffing Police dont report crimes, that they don't think they will be able to solve 5 of 12 Social control To maintain social order (formal and informal) 6 of 12 Scapegoat Blaming others 7 of 12 Dark figure of crime Unreported and undiscovered crimes 8 of 12 Skewing Police put all of their resources into one area or crime, to solve the issue. As a result the data is skewed 9 of 12 Selective Law enforcement Strong law enforcement on the working class and weak on the upper class 10 of 12 Secret and private crimes Domestic abuse, grooming 11 of 12 Open and public crimes Murder, speeding 12 of 12
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