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unit 4. crime and deviance flashcards
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- 1define crimebehaviour that breaks the law of a society
- 2define deviancebehaviour that does not conform to the main norms of society
- 3what is the difference between crime and deviance?deviance is considered norm-breaking behaviour that is disaproved by society/social groups. crime is behaviour that breaks the law. crime is considered deviant but deviance isn't always criminal.
- 4why is it difficult to define deviance?time; defined by norms that change over time.
society; definitions differ between societies.
place; influence if deivant of not.
social group; vary between groups within society. - 5what is the consensus view on crime? (functionalists)family is heart of society. people with family problems are more likely to turn to crime. law represents widesreads consensus (agreement among people). some behaviour needs punishment.
- 6what is the conflict view on crime? (marxist and feminist)law represents interests of richest and most important parts f society. impose thoughts on everyone through social control. people in higher position make definition of crime stick more than ordinary people.
- 7what are formal rules?written down rules, usually in form or laws or codes of conduct.
- 8what are informal rules?rules that are never really thought about. they are usually taken for granted or seen as a guideline for behaviour.
- 9examples of informal rules-tax laws
-laws against murder
-laws against theft - 10examples of informal rules-curfew
-covering your mouth whilst coughing
-saying please and thak you - 11how might the family control social behaviour?rewarding conformity and scolding deviance e.g by taking away your mobile.
- 12how might work control social behaviour?firing or demoting for deviant behaviour whilst promoting you for conformity.
- 13how might peer groups control social behaviour?pressuring you to commit deviant acts and treating you poorly for conformity.
- 14how might religion control social behaviour?if you do good you will enter their holy place in your afterlife if you do bad then you will have a bad afterlife.
- 15agents of formal social control-legislature (law)
-police
-judiciary (courts)
-pental system(prison) - 16what are problems of official statistics?not all crime are:
detected
reported
recorded - 17why are some crimes not reported?fear consequences
lack of trust in police
some crime is too petty
too private - 18what is the dark figure off crime?un reported/ recorded crime.
- 19what are British crime surveys?large survey of a representative sample of people over the age of 26 living in a private household in England and Wales.
- 20what are British crime surveys otherwise known as?Victim surveys
- 21advantages of British Crime Surveys-anonymous
-shows dark figure of crime
fcus on problem as people expreience them
-identifies local and geographically focused figures. - 22disadvantages of British Crime Surveys-excludes under 16's
-some people can't read/ speak english
-may not be taken seriously
-need to be living in house
-participants may lie
-does not cover all crime. - 23what are official statistics?crime statistics recorded by the police
- 24what are self report studies?studies asking people what crimes they have committed
- 25advantages of self report studies-confidential
-no interview so removes the human element
-helps crime statistics. - 26disadvantages of self report studies-not everyone admits to crimes
-participants may lie
-focuses on delinquant/ criminal behaviour
-people may not co-operate. - 27psychological explanation of criminal and deviant behaviourcommitted by those with impulsive personalities and those whose mind does not process thigs properly
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