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Getting you thinking about crimeand deviance

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Deviance is whensomeone breaks an

unwritten rule ofsociety.

That person willbehave in a waythat is unusual andunexpected.

Is facial piercingdeviant?

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Crime is when

someone breaks alaw.

Laws are thewritten rules ofsociety.

How many minor lawshave you broken in the

last month?

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Is it alwayswrong tobreak the

law?

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Are there any laws

that you would like tochange if you could?

Why would youchange those laws?

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Homosexual acts

were illegal inBritain until 1967.

Why do you think

that the law waschanged?

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At what age dochildren know thedifference

between rightand wrong?

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Are menreally morecriminal than

women?

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Laws change over time

Different countries have different rules

Some acts are legal in one place and illegal inanother (nudity for example)

People are not all equal, some may be treateddifferently by legal processes

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