1. Past paper mini essay questions Paper 2 Topic 1 Crime and Deviance

2. June 2011 Paper 2 Either: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that some ethnic groups appear to commit more crime than others because they are stereotyped. Or: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that most deviant and criminal behaviour in young people results from peer group pressure.

3. Jan 2011 Paper 2 Either: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women are less likely to commit crime than men. Or: Discuss how far sociologists would agree thatin Britain today working-class criminals are more likely to be convicted than middle-class and upper-class ‘white collar’ criminals.

4. 2011 Specimen exam paper 2 Either: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that working class males are more likely to commit crimes than other sections of society. Or: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that teenage criminal and deviant behaviour results from parents failing to socialise their children correctly.

5. Revision book Question 1 Either: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that deprivation is the main cause of most crime in modern Britain. Or: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that official statistics recorded by the police provide a complete picture of the extent of crime in Britain.

6. Revision book Question 2 Either: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that official statistics of police-recorded crime exaggerate crime levels among young people. Or: Discuss how far sociologists would agree that official statistics of police-recorded crime exaggerate crime levels among some ethnic groups.

7. 2010 To what extent would sociologists agree that criminals have different norms and values from the wider population?

8. 2009 To what extent would sociologists agree that women commit less crime than men due to their experiences of socialisation?

9. 2008 To what extent would sociologists agree that labelling teenagers as a deviant leads to an increase in youth crime?

10. 2007 To what extent would sociologists find official crime figures helpful in providing an accurate picture of how much crime there is?

11. 2006 To what extent would sociologists agree that the level of youth crime in an area depends on how well parents control their children?

12. 2005 To what extent would sociologists agree that the young people who commit crimes do so because they have different norms and values from the rest of society?

13. 2004 To what extent would sociologists agree that official criminal statistics by themselves do not give an accurate picture of the extent of criminal behaviour?

14. 2003 To what extent would sociologists agree that criminal or deviant behaviour is a result of parents failing to socialise their children properly?