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1. Crime and deviance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanking

2. What is Crime ? What is Deviance? Crime is behaviour that breaks the formal written laws of society (formal deviancy) Deviance is behaviour that goes against the norms of society (informal deviancy) A ‘norm’ is a very common pattern of behaviour in society – an approved way of behaving ‘Crimes are those actions deemed so disturbing to citizens or disruptive to society as to justify state intervention’ (Pease, 2002) Paired Activity

3. Crime and deviance Emile Durkheim (1938) (French Sociologist) Crime is :- 1. Inevitable – crime will always exist 2. Universal – exists in every society 3. Relative – what is seen as criminal behaviour varies from society to society and over time 4. Functional – a limited amount of crime and deviance can actually benefit a society as the experience of crime strengthens bonds between people DVD – Functions of crime

4. What do sociologists think? Sociologists consider ‘crime and deviance’ to be a social construct. What is this? Something that is defined by society and that changes according to time and place, e.g. Crime stats So, WHO are the criminals? What is a CRIMINOLOGIST? SOME Criminologists accept that official crime statistics compiled from court and police records, which show that most criminals are young, working-class males. However, if you were to visit a typical prison in the UK you would find these individuals would be the ‘typical’ prisoners. There would also be a disproportionate number of Afro-Caribbean prisoners.

5. CRIME AND DEVIANCE On the other hand, many Criminologists do not accept the official crime statistics as social facts, but see them as social constructs In other words, ‘the real criminals’ are just as likely to be those wearing suits and running companies, older people, women, but it is how YOU approach the subject that is important. It is important to consider WHY and HOW some groups in society avoid getting caught and going to prison, yet other groups do not. Sociologists have to consider the wider implications of crime and one of the variables attached of C lass A ge G ender E thnicity

6. Crime and deviance Fear of reprisals The crime may involve a family member or friend The incident may be seen as too trivial to report Fear or distrust of the Police Embarrassment if it is a sexual crime Lack of awareness that a crime has been committed How many ‘crimes’ therefore, go undetected or reported?

7. Crime and deviance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-QhNyyB6c Some Sociological approaches to crime and deviance So how are criminals created? Sociologists have found that fundamentally the groups most prone to breaking the law and becoming criminals are the poor; the working class; minority ethnics and men, being ‘labelled’ as criminal by those with more power in society.

8. watch and learn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-QhNyyB6c Some Sociological approaches to crime and deviance