behaviour that does not comply with a society’s norms and informal rules
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formal rules
rules that are set out formally, e.g. as laws or codes of conduct, and have official status
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informal rules
informal social rules and norms that are unwritten or taken for granted, e.g. regarding how to behaviour in a restaurant or other social setting
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Crown Prosecution Service
the government department responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales
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agencies of social control
the organisations and groups in society that help to regulate and control our behaviour and actions
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formal social control
ontrol exercised by the institutions that make laws, enforce them or punish convicted law breakers, e.g. the police and the courts
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formal sanctions
measures taken by agencies of the state to prevent criminal behaviour, such as punishments imposed by courts, ranging from fines to imprisonment
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informal social control
social pressure from groups such as families, friends, peers or work colleagues who try to prevent deviant behaviour or encourage deviants to conform
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informal sanctions
positive or negative actions taken by groups such as families, friends, peers or work colleagues with the aim of encouraging conforming behaviour or preventing deviant behaviour
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apartheid system
a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government in South Africa between 1948 and early 1994
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
behaviour that does not comply with a society’s norms and informal rules
Back
deviance
Card 3
Front
rules that are set out formally, e.g. as laws or codes of conduct, and have official status
Back
Card 4
Front
informal social rules and norms that are unwritten or taken for granted, e.g. regarding how to behaviour in a restaurant or other social setting
Back
Card 5
Front
the government department responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales
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