Across
- 5. behavior that overconforms to social expectations
- 7. only occasional breaking of norms
- 11. the theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts and norms to which they are exposed
- 13. ways to encourage conformity to society's norms
- 15. the theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve them
- 19. deviance that becomes a lifestyle and part of an individuals identity
- 21. an act committed in violation of the law
- 23. the process of changing or reforming a criminal through socialization
- 24. punishment intended to make criminals pay monetary compensation to make up for the financial damage caused by their acts
Down
- 1. a repetition of or return to criminal behavior
- 2. an undesirable label used to deny a deviant acceptance
- 3. a method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prison
- 4. punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their acts
- 6. behavior that departs from societal or group norms
- 8. job related crimes commited by high status people
- 9. the theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
- 10. the theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
- 12. a social condition in which norms are weak conflicting or absent
- 14. rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
- 16. behavior that underconforms to accepted norms
- 17. a person who breaks significant societal or group norms
- 18. a system comprising institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes
- 20. discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
- 22. the process of reducing the seriousness of the crime that injure people of lower status