Chapter 7. Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

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Across
  1. 3. crimes based on the use of force or the threat of force
  2. 5. crimes that involve the destruction or theft of property, but do not use force or the threat of force
  3. 7. a theory that states individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who provide models of and opportunities for deviance
  4. 9. the ascribing of a deviant behavior to another person by members of society
  5. 12. a theory that examines social and economic factors as the causes of criminal deviance
  6. 16. a system that has the authority to make decisions based on law
  7. 19. a small group of wealthy and influential people at the top of society who hold the power and resources
  8. 22. the system tasked with supervising individuals who have been arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses
  9. 25. crime committed by white-collar workers in a business environment
  10. 26. a violation of contextual, cultural, or social norms
  11. 27. a label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual
  12. 29. punishments for violating norms
  13. 30. rewards given for conforming to norms
Down
  1. 1. the means of enforcing rules
  2. 2. a theory that asserts crime occurs in communities with weak social ties and the absence of social control
  3. 4. a theory that states social control is directly affected by the strength of social bonds and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society
  4. 6. a civil force in charge of regulating laws and public order at a federal, state, or community level
  5. 8. an arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society’s members base their daily lives
  6. 10. a collection of data acquired using voluntary response methods, such as questionnaires or telephone interviews
  7. 11. a violation of norms that does not result in any long-term effects on the individual’s self-image or interactions with others
  8. 13. attacks based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics
  9. 14. crime committed by average people against other people or organizations, usually in public spaces
  10. 15. deviance that occurs when a person’s self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society
  11. 17. sanctions that are officially recognized and enforced
  12. 18. activities against the law, but that do not result in injury to any individual other than the person who engages in them
  13. 20. sanctions that occur in face-to-face interactions
  14. 21. an organization that exists to enforce a legal code
  15. 23. a theory that addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals
  16. 24. the regulation and enforcement of norms
  17. 25. a behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions
  18. 28. codes that maintain formal social control through laws