Deviance and Crime

2. deviance deviance in which an individual's life and identity are organized around breaking society's norms
7. punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their acts
8. deviance involves behavior that overconforms to social expectations
9. control ways to encourage conformity to society's norms
10. a method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prisons
12. deviance deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept
14. association theory theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to number of deviant acts they are exposed to
15. a person who breaks significant societal or group norms
16. discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
18. theory theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these goals by legitimate means
19. theory theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
20. theory theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
21. sanctions rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms

1. behavior that departs from societal or group norms
3. a repetition of or return to criminal behavior
4. crime job-related crimes committed by high-status people
5. a social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
6. deviance involves behavior that underconforms to accepted norms
7. process of changing or reforming a criminal through socialization
9. an undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual
11. acts committed in violation of the law
13. discounting process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status
17. justice system system made up of institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes