SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: White-Collar Crime, Malum Prohibitum, Labeling Theory
11 Dec 2016
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Severe (assault level 2, murder, kidnap, rape) Shows scales of deviance, harmfulness, and agreement that varies across cultures. Consensus crimes are the most predatory (mala in se wrong in themselves) Conflict crimes have controversy over whether or not a crime has occurred (mala prohibita) Cultural: crime in different cultures can vary. Historical: definition of crime varies over time. Contextual: crime is dependent on context and traits of the actors (something may be deviant in one setting but not another). Gender: double standard b/w men and women (boys will be boys, vs. girl is psycho) Someone can be deviant but not criminal (i. e. not owning a cellphone in a society overrun by technology) Someone can be criminal but not deviant (i. e. speeding illegal but everyone does it). Mens rea: mental element (translated to doing something intentionally guilty mind) Actus rea: not doing something you are legally required to do (physical act: both act and intention occur together.
