Theories of crime - social control

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  • Created on: 03-12-17 21:14
The various methods used to persuade or force individuals to conform to the dominant social norms and values of society
Social Control
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Being taught the expected norms and values of society or a social group
Socialisation
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Rule breaking behaviour of some kind, which fails to conform to the expected norms and values of society or a social group
Deviance
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Behaviour which is against the criminal law
Crime
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No act itself is criminal - it only becomes a crime when the label ‘crime’ has been attached to it
Newburn
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Societal and situational deviance
Plummer
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Being taught the expected norms and values of society or a social group

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Socialisation

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Rule breaking behaviour of some kind, which fails to conform to the expected norms and values of society or a social group

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Card 4

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Behaviour which is against the criminal law

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Card 5

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No act itself is criminal - it only becomes a crime when the label ‘crime’ has been attached to it

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