C3 Crime and Deviance: Intro to Crime and Deviance Glossary

Question 1

Crime

Answer 1

An act that breaks the law

Question 2

Deviance

Answer 2

Going against society’s norms and values

Question 3

Delinquency

Answer 3

Acts that are criminal, or are considered antisocial, which are committed by young people

Question 4

Informal social control

Answer 4

Carried out by a number of agencies whose primary purpose is not social control, but they play an important role. E.g. the family and the media

Question 5

Formal social control

Answer 5

The police, courts, prisons, and sometimes the army, force people to obey the law through formal sanctions such as arresting, fining or imprisoning those who break society’s laws.