crminology Ac1.1 - Ac3.2

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criminal behaviour
social definition, legal definition, formal sanctions against criminals, variety of criminal acts
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Deviance
against social norms, moral codes and values, informal and formal sanctions against deviance, forms of deviance
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moral panic
A moral panic is a feeling of fear spread among a large number of people that some evil threatens the well-being of society. normally as the result of the media.
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social construction
how laws change from culture to culture; how laws change over time; how laws are applied differently according to circumstances in which actions occur; why laws are different according to place, time and culture
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genetic theories
Jacob’s XYY theory; twin studies; adoption studies
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physiological theories
Lombroso’s atavistic theory; Sheldon’s somatotypes; brain abnormality; neurochemical
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learning theories
Bandura’s social learning theory
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against social norms, moral codes and values, informal and formal sanctions against deviance, forms of deviance

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A moral panic is a feeling of fear spread among a large number of people that some evil threatens the well-being of society. normally as the result of the media.

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how laws change from culture to culture; how laws change over time; how laws are applied differently according to circumstances in which actions occur; why laws are different according to place, time and culture

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Jacob’s XYY theory; twin studies; adoption studies

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