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Cambridge IGCSE Sociology (0495) · Crime, deviance and social control
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Crime, deviance & social control

This mini-lesson covers Cambridge IGCSE 0495 'Crime, deviance and social control': definitions, social control, functionalist, interactionist and Marxist theories, and patterns of crime.

Work through each screen, answer the questions as you go and collect ⭐ stars. Some questions are multiple-choice, some are sort-and-match games, and a few use simple research-methods maths (percentages and sample figures). Press Start when you're ready.

Basics

Crime, deviance & social control

  • Crime breaks the law; deviance breaks norms and is relative.
  • Formal control (police, courts) vs informal control (family, peers); sanctions.
Quick check

Crime or deviance?

?Talking loudly to yourself on a bus breaks norms but no law. It is…
Functionalism

Functionalist theories

  • Durkheim: crime is functional (boundary maintenance); anomie.
  • Merton: strain theory. Cohen: status frustration → subcultures.
Sort it

Sort the theory

Tap a claim, then the perspective.

⚖️ Functionalist

🏭 Marxist

🏷️ Interactionist

Quick check

Whose theory?

?Who explained crime as strain between goals and legitimate means?
Labelling

Interactionism & labelling

  • Becker: deviance is a label. Master status; moral panics; deviancy amplification.
Calculate

Your turn — percentage

✎In a survey of 250 reported offences, 180 agreed with a statement. What percentage agreed? Give a whole number.
%
Hint: percentage = (part ÷ whole) × 100 = (180 ÷ 250) × 100.
Marxism

Marxist theories

  • Capitalism is criminogenic; law enforcement is selective.
Calculate

Your turn — percentage change

✎Recorded thefts rose from 120 to 156 over ten years. Calculate the percentage increase. Give a whole number.
%
Hint: % change = (change ÷ start) × 100 = ((156 − 120) ÷ 120) × 100.
Match it

Match concept to theory

Tap a concept, then its theory.

Statement
Answer
Calculate

Your turn — response rate

✎A researcher posts 400 questionnaires and 260 are completed and returned. Calculate the response rate as a percentage. Give a whole number.
%
Hint: response rate = (returned ÷ sent) × 100 = (260 ÷ 400) × 100.
Patterns

Patterns & the dark figure

  • Offending peaks in the teens/twenties; more male offenders in official stats.
  • The dark figure — unreported/unrecorded crime.
Calculate

Your turn — percentage

✎In a survey of 500 crimes reported to police, 45 agreed with a statement. What percentage agreed? Give a whole number.
%
Hint: percentage = (part ÷ whole) × 100 = (45 ÷ 500) × 100.
Quick check

Statistics

?The 'dark figure' of crime is crime that is…
Calculate

Your turn — sample size

✎A sampling frame lists 600 people. The researcher takes a one-in-five (1/5) sample. How many people are in the sample?
people
Hint: sample = 600 × 0.2.
Quick check

Social control

?Police, courts and prisons are examples of…
Recap

Crime, deviance & social control — the big ideas

Definitions: crime (law) vs deviance (norms); formal + informal control

Functionalism: Durkheim, Merton, Cohen

Interactionism: Becker (labelling), moral panics

Marxism: criminogenic capitalism; selective enforcement; dark figure

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