Chapter 7 - Deviance, Crime And Social Control Flashcards

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Conflict Theory

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A theory that examines social and economic factors as the causes of criminal deviance.

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Control Theory

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A theory that states social control is directly affected by the strength of social bonds and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society.

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Corporate Crime

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Crime committed by white-collar workers in a business environment.

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Corrections System

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The system tasked with supervising individuals who have been arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses.

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Court

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A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.

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Crime

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A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions.

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Criminal Justice System

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An organization that exists to enforce a legal code

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Cultural Deviance Theory

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A theory that suggests conformity to the prevailing cultural norms of lower-class society causes crime.

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Deviance

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A violation of contextual, cultural, or social norms.

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Differential Association Theory

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A theory that states individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who provide models of an opportunities for deviance.

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Formal Sanctions

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Sanctions that are officially recognized and enforced.

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Hate Crimes

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Attacks based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics

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Informal sanctions

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Sanctions that occurs in face-to-face interactions

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Labeling Theory

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The ascribing of a deviant behavior to another person by members of society.

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Legal Codes

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Codes that maintain formal social control through laws

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Master Status

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A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual.

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Negative Sanctions

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Punishments for violating norms

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Nonviolent Crimes

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Crimes that involve the destruction or theft of property, but do not use force or threat of force

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Police

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A civil force in charge of regulating laws and public order at a federal, state, or community level.

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Positive Sanctions

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Rewards given for conforming to norms

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Power Elite

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A small group of wealthy and influential people at the top of society who hold the power and resources

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Primary Deviance

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A violation of norms that does not result in any long-term effects on the individuals self-image or interactions with others.

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Sanctions

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The means of enforcing rules.

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Secondary Deviance

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Deviance that occurs when a person’s self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society.

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Self report study
A collection of data acquired using voluntary response methods, such as questionnaires or telephone interviews.
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Social Control
The regulation and enforcement of norms
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Social disorganization theory
A theory that asserts crime occurs in communities with weak social ties and the absence of social control
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Social order
An arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society’s members base their daily lives
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Strain theory
A theory that addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
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Street crime
Crime committed by average people against other people or organizations, usually in public spaces
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Victimless crime
Activities against the law, but do not result in injury to any individual other than the person who engages in them.
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Violent crimes
Crimes based on the use of force or the threat of force.