unwritten sanctions that keep society in order (eg/media, peers, religion, education)
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FORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL
Power given to individuals/ group allowing them to use sanctions to keep social control (eg/ police, court, judiciary system)
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ZERO- TOLERANCE POLICING
style of policing which is severe on the smallest crimes to prevent bigger ones happening
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COMMUNITY POLICING
style of policing in which police officers are highly visible + interactive to build good relationships with the community as well as provide a visible deterrent to crime
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JUDICIARY SYSTEM
legal organisations that enforce the law
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CONVICTION RATES
the number of people from certain groups charged and found guilty of crime
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RECORDED CRIME
crime that has been officially logged by the police
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REPORTED CRIME
crime that the police have been told about
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OCCUPATIONAL CRIME
crime connected to your job
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ANOMIE
a situation when social norms have broken down
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COLLECTIVE SENTIMENTS
the feelings of society as a whole
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CONFORMITY
when people behave as they are expected to by social norms
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STATUS FRUSTRATION
a person’s anger or dissatisfaction at their position in society
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WHITE COLLAR CRIME
offences committed by middle class usually linked to their jobs
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TYPICAL OFFENDER
the image of a certain type of person who commits crime
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MASTER STATUS
a label that is the most important fact that people notice about a person
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THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE MODEL
the view that the media has a direct effect on how people behave
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CHIVALRY THESIS
the idea that women are treated more favourably by the police and other people in authority
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HIDDEN/ INVISIBLE CRIME
crime that is not known by most people
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VICTIM STUDIES
research that finds out about crimes from the victims
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SELF- REPORT STUDIES
research that asks people about the crimes they have committed
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SCAPEGOAT
a person/group blamed for society’s problems/ they divert attention from the real causes
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FOCAL CONCERNS
values in which young working-class boys are socialised into which makes them more exposed to crime and deviance
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DEVIANCY AMPLIFICATION
the more the media reports it, the more the crime occurs
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