Crime and deviance

Which term describes behaviour that breaks society's norms but is not necessarily illegal?

Merton's strain theory argues crime results from:

Describe one example of informal social control.

Identify and explain one reason why official crime statistics may not give an accurate picture of crime.

Item A (written for this paper; fictional research): A self-report survey of 1,200 young people aged 14–17 asked anonymously whether they had committed minor offences in the last year. 38% reported at least one offence, most commonly shoplifting or vandalism. Only 4% had ever been in contact with the police. From Item A, identify two findings.

From Item A, examine one strength of self-report studies.

Describe one feature of white-collar crime.

Identify and explain one disadvantage of using interviews to research young people's involvement in gangs.

Identify and explain one reason why men are more likely than women to be convicted of crime.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that crime is caused by poverty.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that labelling explains why some groups have higher recorded crime rates.