GCSE Sociology: Crime and Deviance 1

Key words for GCSE Sociology.

deviance	Deviance describes behaviour that goes against the norm.
social	Social control is when restrictions are put on people.
control	Social control is when restrictions are put on people.
agents	Agents of social control enforce how people behave.
formal	Formal social control is based on law.
informal	Informal social control is conformity based on fear of other people's reactions.
sanctions	Sanctions are rewards for following rules or punishments for breaking rules.
police	A police caution is a warning.
caution	A police caution is a warning.
delinquency	Delinquency is anti-social behaviour committed by minors.
anti-social	Anti-social behaviour causes distress or is a nuisance to members of the public.
behaviour	Anti-social behaviour causes distress or is a nuisance to members of the public.
reported	Reported crime is all crime that is reported to the police.
crime	Reported crime is all crime that is reported to the police.
recorded	Recorded crime is all reported crime that is included in official police statistics.
official	Official statistics are crime data collected by official organisations.
statistics	Official statistics are crime data collected by official organisations.
dark	The name 'dark figure of crime' is given to crimes that are invisible or hidden from official statistics.
figure	The name 'dark figure of crime' is given to crimes that are invisible or hidden from official statistics.

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