THE SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE
AC 1.
In this essay I will be explaining the distinction between crime and deviance within society and be able to provide illustrative examples to acquire an easy understanding of them. Later, evaluate and compare some sociological perspectives and their points of views in terms of crime and deviance as well as recognising limitations about particular methods of measure crime.
Deviance is not defined as an act of crime regarding to laws and rules, on the contrary deviance is an act of abnormality depending on the social system that you live in. Deviance varies depending on time, place, community and culture; for instance, within Muslim men culture is allowed to get married with five wives but for other …show more content…
There are many methods to measure crime such as surveys, self-reports and official statistics in order to defined which ones are more accurate.
Official statistics show us a comparison between the crime committed in the latest years and how the crime has been increased or decreased. The data and charts just reveals the acts who has been recorded and recognised as an act of crime, therefore the statistics are inaccurate due to the many of people who do not a complaint before the police.
These reports of statistic are provided by the courts, police stations, media, agencies, criminologist and the government who are more likely to have access and contact with the society. Apparently, this method does not show the exactly amount of people who have been victims of crime because of many scared people of declaring a crime due to threatens or simply are not recognised as such.
Survey methods is more reliable as is inquired to individuals from different social class to measure whether there are more victims of crime within working class or media-class, however, this method cannot be used for young people under 16 years old, although some people declare that the majority of young people are more likely to be victims of crimes than elderly people as a young people seem
AC 1.
In this essay I will be explaining the distinction between crime and deviance within society and be able to provide illustrative examples to acquire an easy understanding of them. Later, evaluate and compare some sociological perspectives and their points of views in terms of crime and deviance as well as recognising limitations about particular methods of measure crime.
Deviance is not defined as an act of crime regarding to laws and rules, on the contrary deviance is an act of abnormality depending on the social system that you live in. Deviance varies depending on time, place, community and culture; for instance, within Muslim men culture is allowed to get married with five wives but for other …show more content…
There are many methods to measure crime such as surveys, self-reports and official statistics in order to defined which ones are more accurate.
Official statistics show us a comparison between the crime committed in the latest years and how the crime has been increased or decreased. The data and charts just reveals the acts who has been recorded and recognised as an act of crime, therefore the statistics are inaccurate due to the many of people who do not a complaint before the police.
These reports of statistic are provided by the courts, police stations, media, agencies, criminologist and the government who are more likely to have access and contact with the society. Apparently, this method does not show the exactly amount of people who have been victims of crime because of many scared people of declaring a crime due to threatens or simply are not recognised as such.
Survey methods is more reliable as is inquired to individuals from different social class to measure whether there are more victims of crime within working class or media-class, however, this method cannot be used for young people under 16 years old, although some people declare that the majority of young people are more likely to be victims of crimes than elderly people as a young people seem