UNIT 5 CIRME Flashcards
WHAT ARE AGENT/AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS IN SOCIETY THAT CONSTRAIN OR CONTROL PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOURS
WHAT IS AN ANOMIE
WHEN PEOPLE DON’T FEEL APART OF SOCIET OR CONFORM TO RULES
WHAT IS ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
BEHAVIOUR THAT IS NOT LIKED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
WHAT IS THE CHIVALRY THESIS
A BELIEF THAT FEMALE OFFENDERS ARE GIVEN MORE LEINIANCY BY POLICE AND COURT
WHAT IS COMMUNITY SERVICE
A PUNISHMENT SEVED IN THE COMMUNITY
WHAT IS CONFORMITY
FOLLOWING SOCIET’S RULES
WHAT IS A DARK FIGURE
A CRIME THAT IS NOT REPORTED OR RECORDED
WHAT IS DATA PROTECTION
LAWS WHICH PROTECT US AND IFORMATION HELD ABOUT US ON COMPUTERS
WHAT IS DEVIANCE
BEHAVIOUR THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW SOCIAL NORMS BUT IS NOT ILLEGAL
WHAT IS FORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL
CONTROL OF PEOPLES BEHAVIOURS USING LAWS BY THE PLOICE OR COURT
WHAT IS INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL
CONTROL OF PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOURS BASED ON SOCIAL APPROVAL AND DISSAPROVAL
WHAT IS A JUDICARY
THE COURTS AND JUDGES
WHAT IS THE LABELLING THEORY
THEORY THAT A PERSON CHANGES THEIR BEHAVIOR BASED ON HOW OTHERS PERCIEVE THEM
WHAT IS A MASTER STATUS
THE MAIN STATUS GIVEN TO A PERSON, E.G TEACHER, STUDENT
WHAT IS CRIME
AN UNLAWFUL ACT PUNISHABLE BY AUTHORITIES, E.G ARSON, RAPE, MURDER, ANIMAL CRUELTY