AQA Sociology: Intro to Crime & Deviance
Two fully editable AQA A-Level Sociology lessons and matching student booklet covering the introduction to Crime and Deviance.
Created by a Sociology teacher with over 10 years’ experience, this ready-to-teach resource covers the introductory Crime and Deviance content. The lessons and booklet are designed to work together, with clear explanations, engaging activities and structured support for exam skills.
What’s included?
Fully animated, editable PowerPoint lessons with explanations, discussion prompts, activities and suggested answers.
Matching student booklet with key definitions, reference notes and space to apply learning.
’What You Need to Know’ pages with learning checklists, key terms, synoptic links and revision guidance.
Starters, plenaries and application activities to develop understanding and encourage discussion.
10-mark exam-style question with paragraph planning, worked modelling and step-by-step support for explanation and analysis.
Synoptic links to relevant sociologists and Year 12 content.
Topics covered
Lesson 1: Introduction to Crime and Deviance
Crime, deviance, norms and values
Social construction of crime and deviance
Contextual, cultural, historical and age relativity
Scaffolded 10-mark exam practice
Lesson 2: Social Order and Social Control
Social order and conformity
Formal and informal social control
Positive and negative sanctions
Agencies of social control: police, courts, schools, family, peers, religion and media
Synoptic links to Durkheim, Parsons, Bowles and Gintis, and Becker
Designed for the classroom
The booklet provides key definitions and notes, reducing time spent copying and leaving more time for discussion, application and exam practice. Animated slides guide explanations and model answers, while the editable files let you adapt the lessons to your classes.
Suitable for AQA A-Level Sociology (Year 13 / Year 2).
Part 1 of my Crime and Deviance series. Further topics will be available separately, each with teaching slides and matching booklet materials.




