CRIM 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: False Dilemma, Beginning Point Of The U.S. Public Land Survey, Elijah Anderson
30 Jul 2018
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Varieties of property crime (part 1 offenses: 4 major types, larceny theft. Pawn shop, flee market, anyone who is well connected and can get rid of that product. If it is a main source of income is the way to distinguish between the two: costs of larceny theft (thousands, typical explanations of pickpocketing and shoplifting, amateurs = routine activities, professional = differential association theory. Murph the surf : jewel thief that stole a very expensive jewel and went to jail for like 20 years, professional surfer then and now is a pastor. Arson: amateur arson and shoplifting go to get the thrill out of it. Overview: theoretical explanations of violence: macro/structural explanations of violence, subculture of violence, southern subculture of violence. Wolfgang and ferracutti: subculture of violence: subculture of violence thesis (1967, conflict theory, historical framework philadelphia research as the basis for this theory, violence part of specific subcultures, product of conformity to pro-violent subculture.
