Sociology Crime Flashcards

Define Crime

When you break the law or rules that are formal and written. This is an act that is punishable. It can be both criminal and deviant acts.

1 of 10

Define Deviancy

When we carry out acts that go against the dominant norms of society which we have been socialised to accept.

2 of 10

State all 7 factors of crime

-Place
-Age
-Situation
-Culture
-Time
-Gender
-Class

3 of 10

Define the social construction of crime

Crime created and developed by society.

4 of 10

Maternal deprivation

Where the mother lacks affection for at least 2 years so the child turns to crime.

5 of 10

State 2 types of social control and define both of it.

-Formal social control = Based on written rules and laws which controls people's behaviour and actions.

-Informal social control = Unwritten rules and processes. To approve other people and is enforced by social control.

6 of 10

State all 4 of Durkheim's functions of crime and define it all.

- Re-affirming boundaries = Public shaming in a way of showing society what will happen if laws were broken therefore reminding people that they must be law-abiding.

- Changing values = Every so often when people are being taken to court, important quest

7 of 10

Define the dark figure of crime.

A crime that is unrecorded or unreported.

8 of 10

State 4 problems with data on crime.

- Detection
- Reporting
- Recording
- Policing

9 of 10

What is the 12 marker structure?

An introduction to your opinion of the question.

3x PEEC paragraphs

Then conclude by summarising the strongest argument in 3rd person.

10 of 10

Get Revising

Sociology Crime Flashcards

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Back

Card 3

Front

Back

Card 4

Front

Back

Card 5

Front

Back

Comments

Similar Sociology resources: