Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

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