What Are Crime, Deviance And Social Control? Continued
Overview
Not all crime looks the same. A street mugging, a company quietly cheating its customers, a fraudster draining bank accounts from another country, a gang fighting over territory: these are all crimes, yet they differ in who commits them, who suffers and how likely they are to ever reach a courtroom. Sociologists sort crime into types so they can ask sharper questions, and they quickly discover something unsettling: the crime we can count is only a fraction of the crime that actually happens.
This lesson maps the main types of crime and then turns to a harder problem: how do we know how much crime there is at all? You will compare the three ways societies measure crime, weigh the strengths and weaknesses of each, and meet the famous dark figure of crime, the huge mass of offending that is never reported or recorded. By the end you will treat every crime statistic with the careful suspicion an examiner rewards.
Objectives
- Violent crime.
- Property crime.
- White-collar/corporate crime.
- Expressive crime.
- Instrumental crime.
- Gang crime.
- Green crime.
- Global crime, e.g. organised crime.
- Cyber crime.
- Hate crime.
- Domestic crime.
- Measurements of crime: official statistics, self-report studies, victim surveys (local and national).
- Strengths and limitations of each measurement of crime.
- The problem of unreported and unrecorded crime.
Lesson Note
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Lesson Evaluation
Congratulations on completing the lesson on What Are Crime, Deviance And Social Control? Continued. Now that youve explored the key concepts and ideas, its time to put your knowledge to the test. This section offers a variety of practice questions designed to reinforce your understanding and help you gauge your grasp of the material.
You will encounter a mix of question types, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and essay questions. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to assess different aspects of your knowledge and critical thinking skills.
Use this evaluation section as an opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the topic and to identify any areas where you may need additional study. Don't be discouraged by any challenges you encounter; instead, view them as opportunities for growth and improvement.
- A manager secretly takes money from their employer's accounts over several years. This is best described as: A. corporate crime B. white-collar crime C. expressive crime D. green crime Answer: B
- Which method of measuring crime asks people, usually anonymously, to admit to offences they have committed? A. Official statistics B. A victim survey C. A self-report study D. A police caution Answer: C
- The dark figure of crime refers to: A. crimes committed at night B. crime that is not reported or not recorded C. the number of repeat offenders D. crimes solved by the police Answer: B
- Smashing a bus shelter purely for the thrill of it is an example of: A. instrumental crime B. corporate crime C. expressive crime D. white-collar crime Answer: C
- Which is the main strength of victim surveys compared with official statistics? A. They cover every crime ever committed B. They reach crime that was never reported to the police C. They are produced by the police D. They never rely on memory Answer: B
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