SOC208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ufo Conspiracy Theory, Embeddedness, Anomie
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Belief that organized crime was set by outsiders. Not entirely untrue, but the approach doesn"t recognize crime syndicates has been around. Org. crime becomes a model, people can learn it"s beneficial to the community. Opportunity for org. crime, niches to be filled by legitimate businesses that can be filled by org. crime. Anomic neighbourhood: no social norms, people coming in and out, no collectiveness, people from all sorts of backgrounds. Want to make a lot of money, illegitimately. Model of org. crime based on bureaucratic model. Org. crime is community social institution, performs social functions. Some of which are necessary for daily life. State is withdrawn, crim. org. do care about them, part of the community. Avenue for social mobility, if you"re in the region the most successful people are: socialization criminals, social control. Relationship with law enforcement, easier to not do anything. Collusion, not always corruption: social participation, mutual support.
