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Crime KO Flashcards

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Informal control

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Sanctions used in every day life to control others

Eg. Teasing

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Sanctions used in every day life to control others

Eg. Teasing

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Informal control

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Formal control

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Police, laws government

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Judiciary

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The court system who make laws and decide on punishments

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The court system who make laws and decide on punishments

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Judiciary

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Functionalist consensus on crime

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

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

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Functionalists

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Anomie

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

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

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Anomie

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Strain theory

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

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

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Strain theory

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Status fustration

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Anger caused by low status

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Anger caused by low status

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Status fustration

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Delinquent subcultures

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Subcultures where the Norms are to be violent and dishonest

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Subcultures where the Norms are to be violent and dishonest

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Delinquent subcultures

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Marxist view on crime/law

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

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

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Marxist view

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Selective law enforcement

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Crime control is focused on the working class

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Crime control is focused on the working class

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Selective law enforcement

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Criminogenic

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Crime is the natural growth from an unjust capitalist society

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Crime is the natural growth from an unjust capitalist society

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Criminogenic

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Stereotypical offender

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

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Labelling theory on crime

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

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Moral panic

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

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

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Moral panic

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Corporate crime

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Crime committed by businesses as a way to make profits

Eg. Negligence or selling harmful products

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Blue collar crime

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

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

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Blue collar crime

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Criminal subcultures

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Highly organised criminal gangs

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Conflict subcultures

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No organised crime so join gangs just to fight eachother

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Retreatist subcultures

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Give up and turn to drugs and alcohol

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Age of responsibility

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10

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Marxists on age and crime

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

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

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Marxists on age and crime

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The new right on age and crime

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They see ‘chavs’ as the real concern

End of the golden age

They want to see tougher punishments and stricter parenting

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They see ‘chavs’ as the real concern

End of the golden age

They want to see tougher punishments and stricter parenting

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The New Right on crime and age

37
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Power of gossip and female conformity

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

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Chilvary thesis

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

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Demonisation of women

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

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Ethnic minorities are over represented in prison

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

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Scapegoat

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A particular groups becomes the focus for all societies problems

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Institutional racism

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

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Phycological theory of crime

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Extroverts are more outgoing so are more likely to become criminals

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Inadequate socialisation

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Ineffective socialisation and lack of parental supervision leads to delinquency

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Opportunity structure

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

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Relative deprivation

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

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

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Relative deprivation

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