Crime And Deviance Flashcards
What is criminology
The scientific study of crime and criminals
What are the 6 main areas of study in criminology
- Defining crime and criminals
- The origins and role of the law
- The social distribution of crime
- The causation of crime
- Patterns of criminal behaviour
- Societal relations to crime
Why should crime be studied
- to reduce and prevent crime
- questioning common assumptions about crimes and criminals
- better understanding the organization of societies
What is green criminology
The aim to understand the causes and consequences of environmental destruction
What are terrorism studies
Study of terrorist recruitment and training
Structure of networks and organizations
Relationship between terrorism and other crime
What are surveilliance studies
Any systematic focus on personal information in order to influence, manage, entitle and control those whose information is collected
What is deviance
Behaviour that violates expected rules and norms
What are the 2 different types of norms
Formals norms: laws
Informal norms: unwritten rules that are known by everyone
What are the 2 punishments for deviation
Formally: incarceration
Informally: social disapprobation
How does behaviour become deviant
Society decides to construct it as deviant
What is the social construction of deviance
- matter on where act is done and how deviant it is based on location
- varies across cultures
- varies across time
What is the consensus approach
Law reflects values of most members of society
There is also broad agreement regarding criminal laws
What is the conflict approach
Laws are passed by ruling members in order to stay in control and keep the common people under control.
Activities that threaten the powerful are seen as illegal
