SOCA02H3 Chapter Notes -Anomie, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Robbery
22 Apr 2011
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Canad ian att it udes toward cr i me. we are a society obsessed with crime. canadians believe that crime in general, and violent crime in particular, is on the rise. The term crime simply indicates a technical violation of the criminal law. Knowing that someone broke the law tells us little about his or her moral character and whether he or she is good or bad. most people would consider the actions taken by the nazis in germany, rather than the actions of jesus or martin luther, to be deviant or criminal. That is because norms and laws have changed dramatically. T he social def i n i t ion of dev iance and cr i me. deviance is not merely a departure from the statistical average, but rather a violation of an accepted rule of behaviour. people who are observed committing serious acts of deviance are typically punished, either informally or formally.
