Topic questions Crime and deviance Social distribution of crime & deviance
34 questions · 164 marks · about 3 hours
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a questionnaire in which people are asked about crimes that have happened to them?
Describe one way in which the criminal justice system may be seen as institutionally racist.
Identify and explain one way in which the media can contribute to a rise in public fear of crime as shown in Item A.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women commit less crime than men.
Describe one way in which the media may affect the way the public view crime.
From Item A, examine one strength of the research.
Describe the type of survey in Item A. Identify the age group most likely to be victims of crime and explain one factor which may account for this.
Identify and explain one advantage of using self-report studies to investigate crime.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that criminal behaviour amongst young people is a significant problem in society.
Identify and describe one way sociologists attempt to measure the dark figure of crime.
Identify and explain one factor which may have led to the boys joining the gang, according to Item A.
Identify and explain one disadvantage of using official statistics to understand the extent of crime committed by women.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that people commit crime because of a lack of opportunities within society.
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the amount of crime that goes unreported to the police?
Identify and describe one example of corporate crime.
From Item A, examine one weakness of using government-reported statistics to research youth crime.
Identify and explain one factor which may account for the relatively high level of crime that is committed by young people, according to Item A.
From Item B, identify and describe the research method used by Carlen, including what you know of her perspective on female criminality.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that youth crime can be explained by negative labelling.
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe crime committed by middle-class and upper-class individuals, often in the course of their work?
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the research method which asks respondents to identify any crimes they have committed?
Describe one example of a moral panic.
From Item A, examine one strength of the research.
Identify and explain one reason for the differences in male and female criminal activity, as referred to in Item A.
From Item B, identify and describe one reason why working-class boys develop status frustration according to Cohen, including what you know of his sociological perspective.
Identify and explain one advantage of using official crime statistics to investigate inner-city crime.
Also involves Crime control, surveillance, punishment and victims
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that members of some ethnic groups who are convicted of crimes are more likely to receive a prison sentence.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that social inequality is the main cause of criminal behaviour.
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe feelings that people experience when denied social status?
Also involves Selection and presentation of the news
Describe one example of a crime that has high news value.
Identify and describe one factor that might lead to criminal behaviour.
Describe the type of data shown in Item A. Identify and explain one factor that may explain an increase in police-recorded hate crime.
Identify and explain why not all crime is included in official statistics.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women are less likely to commit crime than men.
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