Exam 12: Deviance and Crime

The social bond that refers to the level of participation in conventional activities is called .

Crime rates are higher in poor neighbourhoods. To a sociologist, why might this occur?

What do agents of informal control enforce?

A permanent label given to an offender which increases the likelihood of reoffending is called .

Statistics Canada contacts a representative sample of 20 000 Canadians over 15 years old as part of the effort to measure the rate of crime in Canada. The name of this survey is:

In Canada, more serious offences are called .

Discuss deterrence. Compare and contrast general deterrence and specific deterrence.

What are the five goals of punishment?

The measures the volume of crime reported to the police.

According to symbolic interactionist perspective, what causes crime in our society?

Most crimes are committed by men over 40 years of age.

Émile Durkheim noted that crime helps society because it meets one of three social needs. Durkheim's belief supports:

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which country has the highest homicide rate in the industrialized world?

Émile Durkheim suggested that one of the functions of deviance is that it promotes social change.

Discuss the four social bonds identified by Travis Hirschi that predict criminality. Provide an example of each.

According to the functionalist perspective, what causes crime in our society?

Create a conversation in which a functionalist, a feminist theorist, a symbolic interactionist, and a conflict theorist share their views on deviance.

While all Canadians are subject to the Criminal Code of Canada, some First Nations communities have adopted a process involving community members, the victim, and the offender. This process is called a:

Identify and describe the different parts of the criminal justice system.

The expression "an eye for an eye" is an example of the goal of punishment.