Date: Thursday, 09 April 2015
Unit 2 – Crime and Deviance
Learning Objectives
• Distinguish between crime and deviance
• Analyse whether deviance is socially defined
Starter: Describe the difference between crime and deviance (giving examples of
each)
TIF: Use a maximum of 30 words!
Deviance – behaviour that does not conform to the dominant norms of
a specific society
Crime is behaviour that breaks the formal, written laws of
a given society
Deviance is behaviour which does not conform to the
dominant norms of a specific society
Battering an old lady
to death is both
criminal and deviant
as it breaks social
and legal rules.
A male manager wearing a
bikini to the office is
deviance as it is only
breaking the social rules
and not legal rules.
Can you think of..
1) A crime that is not deviant…
2) Deviant behaviour that is not criminal…
Crime Deviant
Use your RAG cards!
• Stealing a bottle of milk from a doorstep
• Burping after a meal
• Drinking a can of lager on the bus
• Taking paper clips home from work
• Crossing a pedestrian crossing when the ‘’red man’ is displayed
• Keeping money you have been given in error in your change in a
supermarket
• Parking on double yellow lines
• Not paying for a chocolate bar in a shop
TIF: Which of these could differ in different situations?
Time
Place
“Deviance is
social defined”
Social
situation
Did you know…
• In Texas, it is illegal to have a pair of pliers in your possession.
• In France, it is illegal to call a pig Napolean
• In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be put to death by a firing
squad
Culture
Why might society label the
behaviour of some sub-cultural
groups as deviant?
You’re the Examiner! Write a model answer to this question.
“Explain what sociologists mean by deviance”
(4 marks)
Quick think
“Identify two reasons why people in society might label the
behaviour of sub-cultural groups as deviant” (2)
Date: Thursday, 09 April 2015
Measuring Crime
Learning Objectives
• Assess the usefulness for sociologists of different measures of crime
Uh oh, a crime has been committed!
What happens next? Who knows about it? How would the
police find out? What happens next? With your partner,
discuss the next three steps that could happen…
Match up the key terms with the definitions and add to your glossary
Official crime
statistics
Surveys of the public which ask them to report any
crimes they have experienced, whether or not they
have reported them
Victim surveys
Surveys of the population which ask them to confess
to crime they have committed but for which they have
not been caught
Self-report studies
The way crime is officially measured, based on
statistics collected by the Home Office
TIF: Which type method do you think would be the most
reliable? Why? Which would be the least?
Reported crime –
crime that is
reported to the
police. Not all
crime is reported.
The true figure
(amount) of
crime
Why is not all
crime reported?
Recorded crime –
crime that is
recorded by the
police. Not all
reported crime is
recorded.
Why is not all
reported
crime
recorded?
Official crime
statistics
Copy and complete this diagram filling in information to answer the question boxes.
Make sure you add the key terms dark figure of crime, validity, reported crime and
recorded crime to your glossary.
TIF: If you were the Police Commissioner, what would you do to improve the
relationship between the true figure of time and the Official Crime Statistics?
Group Presentations
Each group has information on either Official Statistics, Victim Surveys or Self Report
Surveys. Prepare to feedback to the class:
1) What it is and how the information is gathered.
2) The name of any of large-scale studies
3) Relevant statistics
4) The advantages of this method for reporting crime
5) The disadvantages of this method for reporting crime
Make sure that each person in the group has this written down in their book under
the heading of the type of survey.
Quick think
“Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of using self-report
studies to collect data about levels of crime in society.” (2)
Date: Thursday, 09 April 2015
Measuring Crime – Eye on the Exam
Learning Objectives
• Apply knowledge and understanding so far to the structure of 5 mark exam
questions
Starter: Complete the crime and deviance crossword!
TIF: Can you add any other keywords onto the puzzle? (think
scrabble!)
Answering 5 mark questions…
http://prezi.com/dqna_rffgpqi/sociology-gcse-aqa-5-mark-questions/
From the Examiner Report June 2014 Unit 2
Describe one reason why there is argument and
debate about levels of violent crime in society and
explain why this might make it difficult to reduce the
public’s fear of such crimes. (5)
Describe one way in which the government collects
statistics about the level of crime in society and
explain why this might not be an accurate picture of
the number of crimes committed. (5)
Describe the way in which a victim survey is carried
out and explain why it might show more accurately
than police statistics the number of crimes actually
committed. (5)
Describe one advantage of victim surveys and
explain why some sociologists have doubts
about their use.(5)
Describe one advantage of victim surveys and
explain why some sociologists have doubts
about their use.(5)
Planning out 12 mark answers…
http://mcsociologyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/mr-mctavishs-yr-11-home-work-question.html
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that official statistics give an accurate
picture of the levels of crime in society. (12)
Homework due Monday 13th September
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that official statistics give an
accurate picture of the levels of crime in society. (12)
Complete on sheet provided