crime and deviance

Question 1

crime

Answer 1

an act that goes against a law and has a formal sanction

Question 2

what is a formal sanction

Answer 2

a set of formal rules that are written down as legal code. a court will punish the induvial according to the legal code and enforced

Question 3

deviance

Answer 3

an act that goes against societal norms and values and has informal sanctions

Question 4

what is a informal sanction

Answer 4

a set of informal rules that exists in all cultures, they are unwritten, and based on the norms and values of that culture.

Question 5

examples of crime

Answer 5

burglary
robbery
Theft
Stealing from a friend

Question 6

examples of deviants

Answer 6

smoking
hoarding
excessive washing of hands

Question 7

Social definition of crime

Answer 7

A label from a social interaction or a wrong against a community

Question 8

definition of Sanction

Answer 8

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

Question 9

definition of White collar crime

Answer 9

White collar crimes are generally nonviolent crimes usually committed for financial gain

Question 10

definition of Organized crime

Answer 10

criminal activities that are planned and controlled by powerful groups and carried out on a large scale

Question 11

definition of Professional crime

Answer 11

This is where someone uses special skills, experiences, methods or instruments to commit crime whilst considering the activity to be basic occupation or as a main or additional source of income

Question 12

definition of Moral crime

Answer 12

Moral crimes are crimes against the normal standard of morality in society

Question 13

definition of Technological crime

Answer 13

Also kwon as cybercrime, this is crimes committed on the internet or using other technology.

Question 14

definition of Individual crime

Answer 14

A crime when committed by direct physical harm or force being applied to another person

Question 15

definition of Hate crime

Answer 15

Hate crime is any crime that is motivated by prejudice or hate based on a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or being transgender

Question 16

definition of Honor crime

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Honor crimes are punishment on people for acts deemed to have brought shame or dishonor on their family.

Question 17

Moral panic is the

Answer 17

Disproportionate public fears which might threaten moral values of society. or about a cretan thing or group

Question 18

what is a Stereotype

Answer 18

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

Question 19

what is Deviancy amplification

Answer 19

the way levels of deviance or crime can be increased by the societal reaction to deviance itself

Question 20

what is a Culture

Answer 20

the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society.

Question 21

what is Decriminalisation

Answer 21

to remove or reduce the criminal classification or status of an act

Question 22

what is a Caution

Answer 22

care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.

Question 23

what is Conditional cautions

Answer 23

requires an offender to comply with conditions, as an alternative to prosecution

Question 24

what is a Penalty notices

Answer 24

a notification of what is usually a minor fine that unless settled will become a criminal offence.

Question 25

what is Custodial sentences

Answer 25

A custodial sentence is a judicial sentence, imposing a punishment consisting of mandatory custody of the convict, either in prison or in some other closed therapeutic or educational institution.

Question 26

what is a Community sentences

Answer 26

combines some form of punishment with activities carried out in the community

Question 27

what are Fines

Answer 27

a penalty of money that a court of law or other authority decides has to be paid as punishment for a crime or other offense

Question 28

what is Discharge

Answer 28

a type of conviction where a court finds you guilty but does not give you a sentence because the offence is very minor.

Question 29

what are Norms

Answer 29

something that is usual, typical, or standard.

Question 30

what is a Moral codes

Answer 30

Moral codes define what is regarded as good behaviour. Breaking a moral code would be considered serious in society

Question 31

what are Values

Answer 31

the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

Question 32

the difference between informal and formal policy making

Answer 32

Formal policies were used to standardize the city’s methods of supplying some infrastructure, while informal policy-making was used to modify standard policies governing the provision of other capital facilities.