UNIT 5 CIRME Flashcards

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WHAT ARE AGENT/AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL

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GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS IN SOCIETY THAT CONSTRAIN OR CONTROL PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOURS

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WHAT IS AN ANOMIE

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WHEN PEOPLE DON’T FEEL APART OF SOCIET OR CONFORM TO RULES

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WHAT IS ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

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BEHAVIOUR THAT IS NOT LIKED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

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4
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WHAT IS THE CHIVALRY THESIS

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A BELIEF THAT FEMALE OFFENDERS ARE GIVEN MORE LEINIANCY BY POLICE AND COURT

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WHAT IS COMMUNITY SERVICE

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A PUNISHMENT SEVED IN THE COMMUNITY

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WHAT IS CONFORMITY

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FOLLOWING SOCIET’S RULES

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7
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WHAT IS A DARK FIGURE

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A CRIME THAT IS NOT REPORTED OR RECORDED

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WHAT IS DATA PROTECTION

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LAWS WHICH PROTECT US AND IFORMATION HELD ABOUT US ON COMPUTERS

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WHAT IS DEVIANCE

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BEHAVIOUR THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW SOCIAL NORMS BUT IS NOT ILLEGAL

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WHAT IS FORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL

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CONTROL OF PEOPLES BEHAVIOURS USING LAWS BY THE PLOICE OR COURT

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WHAT IS INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL

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CONTROL OF PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOURS BASED ON SOCIAL APPROVAL AND DISSAPROVAL

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12
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WHAT IS A JUDICARY

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THE COURTS AND JUDGES

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13
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WHAT IS THE LABELLING THEORY

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THEORY THAT A PERSON CHANGES THEIR BEHAVIOR BASED ON HOW OTHERS PERCIEVE THEM

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14
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WHAT IS A MASTER STATUS

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THE MAIN STATUS GIVEN TO A PERSON, E.G TEACHER, STUDENT

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WHAT IS CRIME

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AN UNLAWFUL ACT PUNISHABLE BY AUTHORITIES, E.G ARSON, RAPE, MURDER, ANIMAL CRUELTY

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