SOC326H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Disorganization Theory, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Police Misconduct
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Kane: do changes in social ecological conditions predict patterns of police misconduct, social disorganization and minority group threat. Increases in the percent to minority is considered a threat and police being over deployed. Using more coercive and punitive force: structural disadvantage, population mobility and increases in percent latino population predict increases in police misconduct. Analysis is only based on acts of misconducts which resulted in termination, dismissals or resignation. Neighborhood characteristics determines likelihood of police misconduct. Different from divided society model in 3 ways: 1) more likely to experience police corruption and violence. 2) all groups of society experience levels on misconduct: negative experience with police diminish confidence in police and the justice system. Parnaby and leyden: apply merton"s work to make sense of police deviance. Cluster into 3 groups: sub-cultural studies. Behaviour is also determined by society: psychological studies. Often requires more than 1, a system: organizational perspective.
