CRIME AND DEVIANCE

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Created on: 25-10-17 14:49

CRIME

breaking a legal code / liable to legal sanctions (CJS)

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CRIME - Wincup & Griffiths

a violation of the criminal law

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DEVIANCE

breaking a social code / applied to informal & social sanctions

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RELATIVELY OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE

different societies = different legal & social codes ; politics and religion // change over time e.g. US prohibition

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HIDDEN CRIME // SARAGA REASONS WHY

1. victim scared / 2. worry more abuse / 3. dependant on offender / 4. victim loves offender / 5. victim blames self

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CRIMES WITHIN THE FAMILY

feminists: abuse ; also recognise men be be victims too

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CRIMES WITHIN THE MARKET // LANGAN

1. Large corporate e.g. against employers / 2. large-scale international e.g. drug syndicates / 3. small scale e.g. fake MOT certificates / 4. occupational by individs e.g. money / 5. white collar (e.g. tax invasion)

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CRIMES OF THE STATE

committed by govs e.g. massacres, tortures ; not usually considered crime as they make laws // COHEN: culture of denial

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RACIAL VICTIMISATION

82% of hate crimes about race // 15% of crimes against EMs may be racially motivated // Stephen Lawrence = instiutional racism

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a violation of the criminal law

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