[CRM3301] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (11 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 3301
• Professor: Bali

Document Summary

An anti-essential conception of human identity, including deviant identity: reject stereotypes. A description of deviance as a social product of social construction: for example homosexuality. An ideological view that deviance and its control are inextricably linked to power dynamics in society: ones in most powerful positions are the ones who determine what is deviant, street crime have more harsh punishments. First became popular in the us in 70s. Utilize critical views about the origin of crime and deviance. Trace the origins of crime and deviance to an unequal and unjust social and economic order. Demonstrate that capitalism is a mode of production that is riddled with contradictions that create conflict and crime. Shift the attention away from positivistic theories of crime that trace causality to the individual: move away from psych disorders as a way to explain crime, want to trace crime back to social forces. After post-industrialism, decline in well paying working class jobs, more unemployment and precarious work.