Sociology Crime and Deviance Test Questions with Answers
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Sociology Crime And Deviance
Sociology Crime and Deviance Test Questions with Answers
Formal and informal social control - Answer-sanctions enforced by government to prevent the establishment of chaos or anomie in society (formal) OR sanctions enforced by peers or the family to reinforce the norms and values of society.
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Sociology Crime and Deviance Test
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Formal and informal social control - Answer-sanctions enforced by government to
prevent the establishment of chaos or anomie in society (formal) OR sanctions enforced
by peers or the family to reinforce the norms and values of society.
Identity theft - Answer-the misappropriation of the identify (e.g. name, address) of
another person without their consent. These identity details are then used to obtain
goods and services in the person's name.
Indictable offence - Answer-serious crimes, where the person will be sent to prison if
found guilty.
Judiciary - Answer-the section of the government which has the power to apply the law
within the court system.
Labelling theory - Answer-the names/labels given to individuals by police or society
which then influences the behaviour of those individuals and also influences the ways in
which others respond to the individuals.
Master status - Answer-the social position that is the primary identifying characteristic of
an individual.
Official crime statistics - Answer-the way in which crime is officially measured, based on
statistics collected by the Home Office.
Probation - Answer-the suspension of a jail sentence. The person who has committed
the crime is allowed to live in the community and follow certain conditions set by the
court under the supervision of a probation officer.
Recorded crime - Answer-Crimes which are recorded by the police. Not all reported
crime is recorded (due to missed detection, no reporting or no recording)
Relative deprivation - Answer-felt when people compare their own situation to that of
others whom they believe to be unfairly better off.
Scapegoat - Answer-a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of
others, especially for reasons of expediency.
Self-report studies - Answer-Surveys of the population which asks the public to confess
to crimes which they have committed but have not been caught for.
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