Deviance, Crime and Social Control

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