Crime and Deviance- Defining Crime and Deviance Flashcards
1
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What is crime?
A
Behaviour which breaks laws and is punished by the legal system
2
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What is deviance?
A
Behaviour which goes against the norms, values and expectations of a social group or society
3
Q
Is all crime deviant?
A
Yes
4
Q
Is all deviance crime?
A
No
5
Q
How are crime and deviance determined?
A
Culturally
6
Q
What did Foucault write about?
A
How definitions of criminal deviance, sexual deviance and madness have changed throughout history
7
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What did Plummer make a distinction between?
A
Situational deviance and societal deviance
8
Q
What is situational deviance?
A
Acts which can be defined as deviant or normal depending on the circumstances
9
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What is societal deviance?
A
Acts which are seen by most of society as deviant
10
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What are sanctions?
A
Rewards and punishments that reinforce social norms
