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Altruistic Suicide
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Durkheim's term for suicide in societies where people see their own happiness as unimportant.
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Anomic suicide
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Durkheim's term for suicide in societies where rapid change is occuring.
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Canteen culture
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Refers to the set of attitudes and behaviour developed by the police. It is a form of 'occupational...
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Corporate crime
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Crimes committed by companies against employees or the public.
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Critical criminology
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A term used to describe criminologists influenced by Marxist thinking.
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Cultures of resistance
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The term used to suggest that ethnic minorities in Britain have developed a culture that resists...
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Deviancy amplification
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When the action of the rule enforcers or media in response to deviance brings about an increase...
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Drift
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Term used by Matza to describe a state where young men are unsure exactly who they are and...
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Egoistic suicide
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Durkheim's term for suicide in societies where people regard their individual happiness as...
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Exclusion
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The idea that some people are prevented from being able to get on in life and enjoy the benefits...
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Fatalistic suicide
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Durkheim's term for suicide in extreme situations where people see their lives as having no...
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Folk devils
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Groups seen by the media as evil and a threat to the moral well-being of society.
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Islington Crime Surveys
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Famous local victimisation studies focusing on one area of North London.
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Left realist
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A development from Marxist criminology which argues that it is better to work within capitalism...
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Marginalised
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Forced out of the mainstream. A sociological term referring to those who are pushed to the...
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