Introduction To Crime and Deviance

Question 1

What is Crime?

Answer 1

Behaviour that break laws and is punished by the legal system

Question 2

What is Deviance?

Answer 2

behaviour which goes against the norms,values and expectations of a social group

Question 3

What is utilitarian crime?

Answer 3

crime that produce monetary rewards

Question 4

What is non utilitarian crime?

Answer 4

crimes that do not produce monetary reward

Question 5

Crime and deviance can be changed because of 3 situations?

Answer 5

•Situational/place relativity
•Cultural relativity
•Historical Relativity

Question 6

What is Situational/place relativity?

Answer 6

Depending on the situation e.g. being naked in public

Question 7

What is Cultural relativity?

Answer 7

Culture have different norms e.g polygamy is considered very deviant but other culture it’s allowedh by

Question 8

What is Historical Relativity?

Answer 8

things that were considered acceptable may become unacceptable e.g being homosexual was considered deviant and was illegal 1967 suicide was a crime until 1961

Question 9

Psychological explanations of crime?

Answer 9

• Material deprivation-Bowlby states a strong warm and healthy relationship is for psychological development without this children can become delinquent and suffer affection less psychopathy where they do not feel remorse
• Tripartite Personality Freud-Disfunction in id or ego so if id takes over you have inner drive you would feel guilty and want to be punish
• Mental abnormality-you have brain damage you are more likely to be a criminal