Crime

Question 1

crime

Answer 1

behaviour that breaks the formal, written laws of a given society

Question 2

deviance

Answer 2

behaviour which doesn’t conform to the norms of a specific society

Question 3

official statistics

Answer 3

published by the home office annually. kept by police and government to obtain information on a range of crime related issues

Question 4

dark figure of crime

Answer 4

crime which is not recorded or added in the official statistics

Question 5

British crime survey

Answer 5

victim survey. measures the amount of crime by asking people about the crimes they have experienced in the last year, includes crimes that is not reported to the police.

Question 6

self-report surveys

Answer 6

an anonymous survey which asks people if they have committed any crimes or been a victim.

Question 7

biological factors

Answer 7

Lombroso. Genes cause people to commit crimes.

Question 8

Psychological explanations

Answer 8

premenstrual tension, women act irrationally and cant be held responsible for their actions. maternal deprivation,