SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Moral Insanity, Atavism, Lenord
Document Summary
Canadians believe that crime is on the rise particularly violent crimes. Deviance is any behaviour that violates cultural and social norms. There are consequences for violating a friendship norm but you are not going to jail. Deviance is violating a law that gets you in jail. There are two types of deviance: 1. The age and which people are charged are set by federal law. A great deal of time to rehabilitate the person. Labelling somebody as a criminal during adolescence can have a powerful impact on that person"s identity. There is a greater possibility that the juvenile will accept that label and become a criminal. Young people are more likely to accept labelling. Female juvenile offenders are more in to shoplifting. Male offences range from stealing cars, drugs, assault, b and e (break and entering) it can even go as far as homicide. Marijuana was legal in the 19th century, morphine, and alcohol.
