Crime and Deviance Key Terms

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Behaviour that breaks the law.
Crime
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Behaviour that does not conform to the dominant norms of society.
Deviance
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Thought of as natural but is actually the products of cultural expectations.
Socially Defined Behaviour
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The way crime is officially measured based on statistics collected by the Home Office.
Official Crime Statistics
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Surveys of the public which as them the report any crimes they have experienced even if they have or have not already reported them.
Victim Surveys
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surveys of the public which ask them to confess to any crimes they may have committed but have not been caught.
Self-report Surveys
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Crime that is reported to the police. Not all Crime is reported.
Reported Crime
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Crime that is recorded by the police. Not all crime is reported.
Recorded Crime
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Data is valid if it gives a true picture of what is being studied.
Validity
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A large amount of criminal activity never appears in the crime statistics.
Dark Figure of Crime
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Card 2

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Behaviour that does not conform to the dominant norms of society.

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Deviance

Card 3

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Thought of as natural but is actually the products of cultural expectations.

Back

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Card 4

Front

The way crime is officially measured based on statistics collected by the Home Office.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Surveys of the public which as them the report any crimes they have experienced even if they have or have not already reported them.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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