terminology definitions Flashcards
white collar crime definition
crimes committed by higher status individuals for personal gain
corporate crime definition
crimes committed on behalf of a company
state crime definition
crime committed by the government
multiple victimisation definition
social groups who are more likely to be victims of more than one type of crime
chivalry thesis definition
females are treated more leniently in crime due to patriarchal stereotypes
moral panic definition
an exaggerated public reacion towards a scial group which is oten used as a scapegoat for blame in wider social issues
crime definition
action which breaks the law of a particular country
deviance definition
behaviour which goes against the norms of society
social order definition
state of social stability and solidarity of a society
social control definition
regulation of behaviour so that society conforms to laws and norms
two types of social control
formal and informal
formal social control definition
agencies surrounding the established law, such as police, courts, prisons
informal social control definition
enforcement of norms in a covert way, eg peer group
dark figure of crime defintion
all crime unknown of or unrecorded by police
clear up rate definition
proportion of crimes which are solved and perpetrator has been charged
