CRIM 1650- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 58 pages long!)

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1650
• Professor: James Kilgor

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They are based on leisure more often on work or family: 2. Lower class gang subcultures: walter miller argues juvenile gangs are a by product of the lo(cid:449)er so(cid:272)ioe(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:272)lass"s core culture, 6 focal concerns to characterize distinctive tradition, 1. Trouble- individuals in lower class are evaluated in terms of their actual and potential involvement in trouble making activities: 2. Toughness- the lower class assigns great importance to physical prowess, skill, fearlessness: 3. Smartness- the kind of smartness values by lower class is street smart rather than academics: 4. excitment- most lower class jobs are boring and repetitive this may result in run-ins with police and high reward projects involving theft, 5. Fate- members of the lower class see the future as a fate of future or luck their is not tomorrow or long term game plan so why plan for it there is just today: 6. Criminal behavior is learned- saying every criminal needs teachers: 2.