Crime and Deviance Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceGCSEAQA Created by: MiaJones99Created on: 17-03-15 14:42 Behaviour that breaks the law. Crime 1 of 10 Behaviour that does not conform to the dominant norms of society. Deviance 2 of 10 Thought of as natural but is actually the products of cultural expectations. Socially Defined Behaviour 3 of 10 The way crime is officially measured based on statistics collected by the Home Office. Official Crime Statistics 4 of 10 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 5 of 10 surveys of the public which ask them to confess to any crimes they may have committed but have not been caught. Self-report Surveys 6 of 10 Crime that is reported to the police. Not all Crime is reported. Reported Crime 7 of 10 Crime that is recorded by the police. Not all crime is reported. Recorded Crime 8 of 10 Data is valid if it gives a true picture of what is being studied. Validity 9 of 10 A large amount of criminal activity never appears in the crime statistics. Dark Figure of Crime 10 of 10
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