SOCA02H3 Final: 10th lecture for april 27th exam
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Crime and deviance deviance is general any behaviour that violates cultural norms two types of deviance: non-criminal deviance, criminal deviance: violating a law. Juvenile delinquency more impressionable than adults labelling has a bigger impact on juveniles should treat juvenile offences differently than adults treated differently under the law juvenile offences, common crimes, car theft, assault, b&e, drugs. edwin sutherland, committed by high prestige members treats white collar crimes more leniently. ken lay (enron), jeffrey skilling (enron), bernie ebbers (worldcom), ma rtha. Stewart, conrad black (argus corp), white collar criminals. Street crimes robbery, assault, arson, b&e committed disproportionately by people from lower classes. Organized crime the mob, some of it is i talian but all ethnic groups have had their own organized crime. Donny brasco , sopranos, goodfellas , i talian mafia, sicilian cosa nostra. myer lanski, worked for al capone, money laundering expert, never convicted of any crime. satan"s choice, a chapter of hell"s angels.
