SYG 2010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Status Offense, Property Crime, Arson
Document Summary
Commonly held norms exist and people who deviate from them need to be sanctioned. Violated public order: a general threat to society and social well being. Crime against individuals: rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Norms for people of one social status or another are violated. Juvenile delinquency: violates the idea that young people should stay in school. White collar crime committed during or as a part of a person"s legal occupation or employment. Corporate crime actions of policies taken by companies that result in a crime. Organized crime when an illegal business takes action to make a profit. Hate crime crime committed towards an individual group because of the hatred of their group or social status. Race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability. Limitations to measuring crime: majority of crimes never cleared by arrest, those caught and arrested may not reflect the majority of crimes that aren"t reported, official data reflects the biases.
