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