Study Skills Assignment 1

Langley P, Pilkington A, Richardson J (2011), Sociology In Focus, OCR A2 Level, PP 4-5, 'Crime and Deviance.' - Sociology is the study of human social behaviour and helps us understand the structure and dynamics of society. The subject can be broken down into topics such as; methods and perspectives, crime and deviance and family.

Waugh C, Robinson H, Swann F, Thompson V (2008), Sociology, OCR AS Level, PP 262-263, 'Crime, deviance and delinquency.' - The age of criminal responsibility vary in different countries. Young offenders are within the age range of 10 to 16. Young offenders are often classed as anti-social and have ASBOs put against them.

Chapman S, Steel L, Langley P (2011), AQA A2 Sociology Unit 4: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods, PP 4-5, 'Patterns of crime and deviance' – Statistics have shown there is a fall in crime from the 1950s to 2009. Crime statistics are recorded and show a pattern in what crime is being committed in each year. Sociologists suggest that the way in which criminal statistics are collected are unreliable, so crime is not shown in true form.

Goldstraw-White J, Sociology Review, Volume 20, Number 2, November 2010, 'It's not like I'm a real criminal' - White-collar crime has recently been recognised as a topic that enforces social and economic problems. It brings up factors whether offenders should be 'named and shamed' similar to street criminals and if they are different, as they say they are.

Marsh I, Sociology Review, Volume 22, Number 3, February 2013, 'Banged up, portrayals of prison life' – Our knowledge of the criminal justice system and prison life are portrayed through the mass media and TV programmes. Members of the public have a very different view compared to inmates and prison officers.

Coldwell W, 2013,