causes of crime can be found in the offenders social background, upbringing and social position. e.g. faulty socialization or poverty
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labelling and stereotyping
The causes of crime can be found in the way societies react to crime and deviance
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The definition of crime
The causes of crime can be found in the way the definition of crime and what is and what isn't a crime changes through time by those who have to power to redefine the term
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forms of social control
formal and informal social control
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formal social control
laws, the police, prison, negative sanctions, positive sanctions: good jobs, better pay, awards, exam qualifications
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informal social control
good socialization, peer pressure, parental pressure.
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