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This powerpoint is purposefully made for iGCSE Sociology using the most recent Cambridge syllabus.

It fully covers - 6.1 What are crime, deviance and social control?

6.1.1 The difference between crime and deviance:
• Definitions of crime and deviance
• The relativity of crime and deviance: crime and deviance vary within and between societies, cultures, situations and across time

6.1.2 Formal social control:
• Formal agencies of social control: – the police– courts– armed forces– government – penal system
• How formal agencies control individuals and prevent crime and deviance

6.1.3 Informal social control:
• Informal agencies of social control: – family– education– workplace– peer group– traditional and digital media– religion
• How informal agencies control individuals and prevent crime and deviance

6.1.4 The effectiveness of agencies and methods of social control in achieving conformity and preventing crime and deviance

6.1.5 Different types and examples of crimes:
• Violent crime
• Property crime
• White-collar/corporate crime
• Expressive crime
• Instrumental crime
• Gang crime
• Green crime
• Global crime, e.g. organised crime
• Cyber crime
• Hate crime
• Domestic crime

6.1.6 Measuring crime:
• Measurements of crime:– official statistics– self-report studies – victim surveys (local and national)
• Strengths and limitations of each measurement of crime
• The problem of unreported and unrecorded crime