Crime and deviance

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what is deviance?
behaviour that goes against the norms/values of a society
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what is crime?
an activity which breaks the law of the land
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what is delinquency?
acts that are criminal or anti social and committed by young people
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what perspective is Durkheim?
functionalist
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since 1995 crime has...
decreased
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what is the proportion of male to female offenders?
80:20
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how often and official statistics published?
6 months
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when have official statistics been collected since?
1857
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what percentage of crimes reported are not on official statistics?
40
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who looked at police bias and social class?
Chambliss
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who came up with strain theory?
Merton
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postmodernists say the era we live in is called?
Late modernity
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what is another name for coperate crime?
white collar crime
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what is occupational crime?
crime against employers
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what subculture did Cohen study?
mods and rockers
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what perspective is Charles Murray?
new right
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what is crime?

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what is delinquency?

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what perspective is Durkheim?

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