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Crime & Deviance - Sociology

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Decks in this class (17)

1. The Social Costruction Of Cime
Define deviance,
Define crime,
Define soft crimes
13  cards
2. Functioalist Contributions To Crime And Deviance
What are durkheim s views on crim...,
1 crime and deviance as inevitable,
How is crime beneficial for socie...
29  cards
3. Subultural Theories Of Crime And Deviance
What are most subcultural theorists,
What was cohen s theory,
Cohen s status frustration what t...
20  cards
4. Marxist Explanations Of Crime And Deviance
Define criminogenic capitalism,
Criminogenic capitalism what does...,
Criminogenic capitalism what does...
11  cards
5. Labelling Theories Of C&D
What are social actions it s most...,
How does society create deviance,
What labels can be applied wrongly
17  cards
6. Realist Explanations Of C&D
What do left realists see crime as,
What type of approach do realists...,
What do left realists see causes ...
23  cards
7. Feminism and Postmodernism theories of C&D
Malestream sociology feminism cri...,
What studies of crime are paid li...,
What reasons does heidensohn sugg...
17  cards
8. Crime statistics
Define trends of crime,
Define patterns of crime,
Define the crime rate
17  cards
9. Ethnicity and Crime
What are police characterised by,
What does police s culture tend t...,
Whose theory is canteen culture
12  cards
10. Gender differences in C&D
What is the chivalry thesis,
Whose theory is the chivalry thesis,
Chivalry thesis what does the hom...
22  cards
11. Social Class and Crime
What are some characteristics of ...,
What did sutherland say about the...,
What happens the higher up you ar...
12  cards
12. Impact of Globalisation on crime
Define globalisation,
What do sociologists call globali...,
What does castells say about new ...
16  cards
13. Environmental Or Green Crime
Green criminologists,
What is environmental crime,
What are the 2 forms of green cri...
9  cards
14. State Crime And Human Right Abuses
Define state crime,
What are the 4 types state crime ...,
What was the declaration of human...
11  cards
15. The Media and Crime
What are the 2 main lines of enqu...,
Consumer spectacle,
Agenda setting
12  cards
16. Criminal Justice And Punishment
What is the main role of the cjs,
What are the ways of crime reduct...,
Methods of crime control
13  cards
17. Crime Prevention Strategies
What are the left realist solutio...,
Left realist solutions improved p...,
Left realist solutions interventi...
11  cards

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