AQA A Level Sociology Crime & Deviance Content Booklet

This comprehensive booklet is designed to support students across the full ability range—from those needing extra help to build an understanding to those aiming for top grades, including an A*. It is carefully structured around each section of the AQA Sociology specification, making it easier for students to identify what they need to know and how they will be assessed.

Topics Covered:

• crime, deviance, social order and social control, with an overview of key sociological perspectives—Functionalism (including Durkheim’s Positive Functions, Merton’s Strain Theory, Cohen’s Subcultural Strain Theory, Cloward’s and Ohlin’s Three Subcultures Theory, Miller’s Focal Concerns, and Hirschi’s Bonds of Attachment), Interactionism, Marxism, Neo-
  Marxism, Feminism, Realism, and Postmodernism—and their understanding of crime and deviance
• the social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class
• globalisation and crime in contemporary society; the media and crime; green crime; human rights and state crimes
• crime control, surveillance, prevention and punishment, victims, and the role of the criminal justice system and other agencies

This resource is fully aligned with the AQA specification and teaching guide, and it incorporates sources from AQA’s recommended contemporary reading list to ensure relevance and academic rigour. Of the students who used this booklet, 86% achieved grades A–B, with a 100% overall pass rate.