sociology 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceGCSEAQA Created by: TahminachahalCreated on: 21-11-16 18:04 Crime Behaviour that breaks the law. 1 of 8 Deviance Behaviour that does not conform to the dominant norms of a specific society. 2 of 8 Official Crime Statistics The way crime is officially measured, based on statistcis collected by the Home Office. 3 of 8 Victim Surveys Surveys of the public which ask them to report any crimes they have experienced, whether or not they have reported them. 4 of 8 self-report Surveys Surveys of the population which ask them to confess to crime they have committed but for which they have not been caught. 5 of 8 Dark Figure Of Cimre. A large amount of criminal activity never appears in crime statistics. 6 of 8 Functionalism An approach in sociology that seeks to explain the existence of social structures by the role they perform for society as a whole. 7 of 8 Sub-Culture A group with a set of values and ways of behaving which are distinctive from the generally accepted cultural values of society. 8 of 8
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