Crime and deviance key terms

Crime

Something that breaks the law

Deviance

Breaks societal norms - isnt always illegal

Status frustration

When the working class are annoyed about their class but can’t change it through the means of education

Dark figure of crime

The crime we don’t know happens because it goes unreported/undetected

Self report study

A surveey that is sent to 10-15 year olds to report crimes they did

Victim survey + example

A survey sent to victims of crime (10-15) to ask about the crime against them - CSEW

Official statistics

Statistica made by the government

Deviant career

Making deviance a way of life

Labelling

To assume someone is something

Formal social control

Creation of laws and rules to control behaviour

Informal social control

The way in which society ensures members dont break norms/laws makes people conform

Institutional racism

Discrimination by race in an institution

Hate crime

Violent crimes based on prejudice

Cjs

System to manage criminals

Subculture

Group of people who follow different values

Moral panic

When the extent of a problem is exagerrated and causes wide spread punlic concern about morals in society and casting certain individuals as folk devils

Folk devils

Person we feel concern about

Chivalry thesis

Women are treated more leniantly by CJS

Devinancy amplification

Making the deviance occur more based on societal reactions

Safety valve

According to functionalists letting out small amounts of crime avoiding lots of crime

Social construction

Something created and maintained by society

Recorded crime

Amount of crime reported/logged into a system by police

Anomie

Sense of normlessness

Control theory

Women are controlled more so commit less crime

Gender deal

often refers to women in heterosexual relationships who recieve material or emotional rewards

Class deal

People who are offered material goods for their work

News value

Newsworthiness is how much attention they can gain from it

Bedroom culture

Typically girls tend to spend lots of their time in their room reading or doing hw

Glass ceiling

Being able to see the people above you but not reach them

Deviant career

Making deviance a way of life