Crime - Key Terms

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Behaviour that breaks the law
Crime
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Behaviour that does not comply with society's norms
Deviance
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Surveys which ask a person to report any crimes they may have experienced
Victim
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Surveys which ask a person to confess to previous crimes which they have not been caught for committing
Self-report
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A group with a set of values or ways of behaving which are different to the generally accepted values of society
Sub-culture
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Someone who sees the main divisions in society based on social class
Marxist
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A television system often used for surveillance
CCTV
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This theory believes that courts and policing are easier on women because they are male dominated.
Chivalry
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Criminal act committed by middle class people in course of their work
White-collar
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Serious crimes, if found guilty you might likely end up in prison
Indictable
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Card 2

Front

Behaviour that does not comply with society's norms

Back

Deviance

Card 3

Front

Surveys which ask a person to report any crimes they may have experienced

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Surveys which ask a person to confess to previous crimes which they have not been caught for committing

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A group with a set of values or ways of behaving which are different to the generally accepted values of society

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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