SOCA02H3 Lecture : Deviance and Crime.docx
Document Summary
Deviance is any behavior that violates general norms and produces some sort of reaction. Some norms if violated don"t result in sanction. Betraying a trust is violation of frndship norm. it cause social reaction, a deviance but you don"t go to prision. Any deviance that violates a law is a criminal deviance. Criminal deviance: attitude towards crime, crime is a big ques in canadian society. Tv programs that feature crime are the most popular, movies do okay at all they are soo formulaic. Ppl like shows dealing with crime ex: csi, slide 6. Lets look at several different types of crime. The age you can be charged with an adult generally depends on crime. Juvenile crime is seen as very serious, cuz it can lead to a life time of crime. Someone can become a persistent offender, thus most are send to rehab. If you put jevunile offender with adult offenders they can be taught to be successful criminals.
