UNIT 3
CRIME & DEVIANCE
CRIME & DEVIANCE
Lisa Davies
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Unit 3 Crime and DevianceWJEC Crime and Deviance
Outline
Patterns of the social distribution of crime and
deviance related to social class, gender, ethnicity and age in England and
Wales
Measuring crime; official government statistics
including police statistics and the British Crime Survey, victim studies and
self-report studies and the impact of contemporary social policies on crime
rates in England and Wales
Definitions of crime and deviance as social
constructs including the role of the media
The influence of theories and explanations on
social policy
Theories and explanations of crime and deviance:
Functionalist, Marxist, neo-Marxist, Interactionist, Right and Left realism,
Postmodernist, Feminist, and Sub-cultural
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Unit 3 Crime and DevianceWJEC Crime and Deviance
Outline
Patterns of the social distribution of crime and
deviance related to social class, gender, ethnicity and age in England and
Wales
Measuring crime; official government statistics
including police statistics and the British Crime Survey, victim studies and
self-report studies and the impact of contemporary social policies on crime
rates in England and Wales
Definitions of crime and deviance as social
constructs including the role of the media
The influence of theories and explanations on
social policy
Theories and explanations of crime and deviance:
Functionalist, Marxist, neo-Marxist, Interactionist, Right and Left realism,
Postmodernist, Feminist, and Sub-cultural
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WJEC - Option 1 Crime and
Deviance
Compulsory question
1. (a) (i) Explain the meaning
of the concept deviance amplification. [10]
(ii) Using sociological evidence
and examples, explain why women appear to commit less crime than men. [20]
Either 1. (b) Evaluate Marxist
explanations of crime and deviance. [40]
Or 1. (c) Assess the
Interactionist view of crime. [40]
Deviance
Compulsory question
1. (a) (i) Explain the meaning
of the concept deviance amplification. [10]
(ii) Using sociological evidence
and examples, explain why women appear to commit less crime than men. [20]
Either 1. (b) Evaluate Marxist
explanations of crime and deviance. [40]
Or 1. (c) Assess the
Interactionist view of crime. [40]
WJEC - Option 1 Crime and
Deviance
Compulsory question
1. (a) (i) Explain the meaning
of the concept deviance amplification. [10]
(ii) Using sociological evidence
and examples, explain why women appear to commit less crime than men. [20]
Either 1. (b) Evaluate Marxist
explanations of crime and deviance. [40]
Or 1. (c) Assess the
Interactionist view of crime. [40]
Deviance
Compulsory question
1. (a) (i) Explain the meaning
of the concept deviance amplification. [10]
(ii) Using sociological evidence
and examples, explain why women appear to commit less crime than men. [20]
Either 1. (b) Evaluate Marxist
explanations of crime and deviance. [40]
Or 1. (c) Assess the
Interactionist view of crime. [40]
You will
be expected to write a 10, 20 and 40 mark answer on Unit 3. You will have 2
hours.
40 mark - 70 minutes
20 mark - 40 minutes
10 mark - 10 minutes
be expected to write a 10, 20 and 40 mark answer on Unit 3. You will have 2
hours.
40 mark - 70 minutes
20 mark - 40 minutes
10 mark - 10 minutes
In the 40 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question, and Evaluation and Analysis comparing and contrasting your knowledge points.
In the 20 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
In the 10 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
knowledge points to the question, and Evaluation and Analysis comparing and contrasting your knowledge points.
In the 20 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
In the 10 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
In the 40 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question, and Evaluation and Analysis comparing and contrasting your knowledge points.
In the 20 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
In the 10 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
knowledge points to the question, and Evaluation and Analysis comparing and contrasting your knowledge points.
In the 20 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
In the 10 mark - you will need to show knowledge and understanding with stats, studies and theories, Interpretation and Application with linking your
knowledge points to the question
Revision Topics
Measuring Crime
Gender and Crime
Social Class and Crime
Age and Crime
Ethnicity and Crime
Locality and Crime
Victimisation
Solutions to Crime
The Media
Measuring Crime
Gender and Crime
Social Class and Crime
Age and Crime
Ethnicity and Crime
Locality and Crime
Victimisation
Solutions to Crime
The Media
