Practice questions.

Outline three reasons for SOCIAL CLASS DIFFERENCES in patterns of offending. (6)

• members of the w/c are likely to experience poverty; they may respond by turning to crime such as theft.

• members of the w/c could feel marginalised; they commit non-utilitarian crime to vent their frustration.

• the criminal justice system is biased in favour of the m/c . W/c are less likely to negotiate their justice.

Outline two ways in which gender may influence the risk of being a victim of crime. (4)

• Females are more likely to be trafficked across the boarders, they are then forced to become sex workers.

• Females are more at risk of becoming victims of domestic violence, because they are financially dependent of their partner.