test 5

Question 1

Content analysis

Answer 1

quantitative analysis of secondary qualitative documents

Question 2

Continuity

Answer 2

maintaining the status quo

Question 3

Control theory (in relation to women and crime):

Answer 3

theories which suggest reasons why women do not commit crime (related to Hirschi’s ‘Bonds of Attachment’ theory)

Question 4

Corporate crime

Answer 4

Crimes which are committed by businesses or middle class individuals in the course of their occupation

Question 5

Covert observation

Answer 5

A research method, where individuals are observed (participant) by sociologists, without their consent/knowledge that they are being studied.

Question 6

Crime

Answer 6

Actions which break the law

Question 7

Crime rate

Answer 7

the amount of crimes that happen, according to reported/ discovered statistics.

Question 8

Criminal justice system

Answer 8

the agencies involved in crime prevention and punishment

Question 9

Criminal subculture

Answer 9

a group of individuals who foster collective values that involve breaking the law (e.g. football hooligans, gangs)

Question 10

Dark figure of crime

Answer 10

the amount of crimes which are not discovered, reported or recorded by the police.

Question 11

Data

Answer 11

qualitative and quantitative information which is the product of sociological research

Question 12

Data analysis

Answer 12

reviewing research collected by sociologists to explore trends and patterns

Question 13

Data protection

Answer 13

maintaining privacy and ensuring confidentiality through the use of data

Question 14

Delinquency

Answer 14

Youth crime

Question 15

Deviance

Answer 15

actions which break social norms