The Media & Public Debates Over Crime (AQA GCSE Sociology): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8192

24 mins7 questions
11 mark

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the agency responsible for punishing offenders?

  • Deterrent system

  • Prison system

  • Rehabilitation system

  • Welfare system

21 mark

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the system of law enforcement in the United Kingdom?

  • Anti-social behaviour system

  • Community justice system

  • Criminal justice system

  • Deviant behaviour system

33 marks

Describe one example of a moral panic.

43 marks

Describe one example of a crime that has high news value.

53 marks

Describe one way in which the media may affect the way the public view crime.

61 mark

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the agency responsible for punishing offenders?

  • Deterrent system

  • Prison system

  • Rehabilitation system

  • Welfare system

712 marks

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that prison is an effective form of social control.