Crime KO

Question 1

Informal control

Answer 1

Sanctions used in every day life to control others

Eg. Teasing

Question 2

Sanctions used in every day life to control others

Eg. Teasing

Answer 2

Informal control

Question 3

Formal control

Answer 3

Police, laws government

Question 4

Judiciary

Answer 4

The court system who make laws and decide on punishments

Question 5

The court system who make laws and decide on punishments

Answer 5

Judiciary

Question 6

Functionalist consensus on crime

Answer 6

Interested in how society keeps social order and how crime is beneficial to society

Question 7

Interested in how society keeps social order and how crime is beneficial to society

Answer 7

Functionalists

Question 8

Anomie

Answer 8

A situation where the norms and values of a society do not exist anymore

Question 9

A situation where the norms and values of a society do not exist anymore

Answer 9

Anomie

Question 10

Strain theory

Answer 10

A desire to become successful puts a strain on people, putting pressure on them to commit crime (American dream)

Question 11

A desire to become successful puts a strain on people, putting pressure on them to commit crime (American dream)

Answer 11

Strain theory

Question 12

Status fustration

Answer 12

Anger caused by low status

Question 13

Anger caused by low status

Answer 13

Status fustration

Question 14

Delinquent subcultures

Answer 14

Subcultures where the Norms are to be violent and dishonest

Question 15

Subcultures where the Norms are to be violent and dishonest

Answer 15

Delinquent subcultures

Question 16

Marxist view on crime/law

Answer 16

Law reflects the wishes of the ruling class and social inequality is the driving force behind crime

Question 17

Law reflects the wishes of the ruling class and social inequality is the driving force behind crime

Answer 17

Marxist view

Question 18

Selective law enforcement

Answer 18

Crime control is focused on the working class

Question 19

Crime control is focused on the working class

Answer 19

Selective law enforcement

Question 20

Criminogenic

Answer 20

Crime is the natural growth from an unjust capitalist society

Question 21

Crime is the natural growth from an unjust capitalist society

Answer 21

Criminogenic

Question 22

Stereotypical offender

Answer 22

Young working class male —— the media plays a role in constructing this

Question 23

Labelling theory on crime

Answer 23

Someone gets labelled as a criminal and then this becomes their master status

Question 24

Moral panic

Answer 24

The media can exaggerate criminal behaviour which leads to a climate of fear. eg. groups of teens being criminal gangs

Question 25

The media can exaggerate criminal behaviour which leads to a climate of fear. eg. groups of black teens being criminal gangs

Answer 25

Moral panic

Question 26

Corporate crime

Answer 26

Crime committed by businesses as a way to make profits Eg. Negligence or selling harmful products

Question 27

Blue collar crime

Answer 27

American term for crime committed by the working class. Usually less planned and could involve harm or damage to person/property

Question 28

American term committed by the working class. Usually less planned and could involve harm or damage to person/property

Answer 28

Blue collar crime

Question 29

Criminal subcultures

Answer 29

Highly organised criminal gangs

Question 30

Conflict subcultures

Answer 30

No organised crime so join gangs just to fight eachother

Question 31

Retreatist subcultures

Answer 31

Give up and turn to drugs and alcohol

Question 32

Age of responsibility

Answer 32

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Question 33

Marxists on age and crime

Answer 33

The media focuses on youth crime therefore the public are more concerned and call for tougher punishments rather then focusing on the exploitation.

Question 34

The media focuses on youth crime therefore the public are more concerned and call for tougher punishments rather then focusing on the exploitation.

Answer 34

Marxists on age and crime

Question 35

The new right on age and crime

Answer 35

They see ‘chavs’ as the real concern End of the golden age They want to see tougher punishments and stricter parenting

Question 36

They see ‘chavs’ as the real concern End of the golden age They want to see tougher punishments and stricter parenting

Answer 36

The New Right on crime and age

Question 37

Power of gossip and female conformity

Answer 37

Girls are controlled in many ways such as these to not do crime

Question 38

Chilvary thesis

Answer 38

Women are treated more leniently in courts and by police because the men want to help them

Question 39

Demonisation of women

Answer 39

Women are demonised in the media when they commit crimes that go against the typical woman

Question 40

Ethnic minorities are over represented in prison

Answer 40

Black people are 3 times more likely to be arrested and imprisoned

Question 41

Scapegoat

Answer 41

A particular groups becomes the focus for all societies problems

Question 42

Institutional racism

Answer 42

Macpherson report found that the met police were institutionally racist following the Stephen Lawrence case

Question 43

Phycological theory of crime

Answer 43

Extroverts are more outgoing so are more likely to become criminals

Question 44

Inadequate socialisation

Answer 44

Ineffective socialisation and lack of parental supervision leads to delinquency

Question 45

Opportunity structure

Answer 45

Areas where the levels of employment and educational opportunities are low. People may turn to illegal ways of achieving success

Question 46

Relative deprivation

Answer 46

Where groups or individuals feel as if they’re deprived compared to other privileged people

Question 47

Where groups or individuals feel as if they’re deprived compared to other privileged people

Answer 47

Relative deprivation