SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: White-Collar Crime, Moral Panic
10 Aug 2016
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People think the sentences should be longer, more mms etc . We think that crime is committed by people who are different than us. Politicians and tv stations use fake stats to receive more viewers and garner more votes. More than 2/3 of criminal code has to do with property crimes. 1 out of every 20 stories is a murder stories in u. s. Canadians who are most afraid live in the safest neighbourhoods. More odds of being victim of violent crime by someone you know. Create theory about which social groups created panic and demand actions. Experts on the subject are asked to speak out and create awareness. Purpose of moral crusade is to increase power of those who started it. They perceive themselves as the ones who will save society. Moral crusaders legitimately believe in their cause and that they are making society better. Sometimes folk devils are very well known, other times they are social groups.
