General
Crime and Deviance
Topic outline
Topic 1
Different theories of crime, deviance, social orderand social control.Topic 2
The social distribution of crime and deviance byage, ethnicity, gender, locality and social class,including recent patterns and trends in crime.
- Gender
- Ethnicity
Topic 3
Globalisation and crime in contemporary society;the mass media and crime; green crime; humanrights and state crimes.Topic 4
Crime control, prevention and punishment,victims, and the role of the criminal justice systemand other agencies.Topic 5
The sociological study of suicide and itstheoretical and methodological implications.Topic 6
The connections between sociological theory andmethods and the study of crime and deviance.Topic 7
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Topic 10