Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Labeling Theory, Ashton Kutcher, White Privilege
2 Mar 2017
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The system also skews it; person could commit 15 offences and is only. Hard to get a handle on how much crime there is if a lot of them aren(cid:495)t. Lots of reasons why people don(cid:495)t report crimes. Depends on what kind of crime you(cid:495)re talking about. 2009: 31% of crimes reported (less than 1 out of 3) The minor crimes decline heavily and swamp the numbers over the large. Is crime in canada increasing or decreasing? crimes officially charged with 1. Name, word, symbol that identifies with criminal organization. Number of members (usually has to be 3 or more) Conflict: provide a sense of belonging and identity. Retreatist: withdrawal to the fringes of society. Family history (a father, uncle, brother was in, etc. ) People join while they are not prepared. But, can be very dangerous to be a part of a gang and then suddenly choose to leave.
