CRJU 20423- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 137 pages long!)
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What is a myth? : idea or story that is believed by many, but is not true , popular belief or tradition; manifested. Subjectivity in the crime wave definition: social constructionism, ways in which social phenomena are created, institutionalized, and made into tradition by human beings (example crimes are committed by strangers and not someone that you know) **crime wave characterizations: four ways: victims, offenders, violent females, old people, children, specific type of victim, geriatric offender crime wave. **who benefits form a crime wave: politicians, crime, economy, foreign policy, lots of policy passed through that is actually not helpful; symbolic legislation, legislation named after a specific victim (megan"s law) It shows they are tough on crime and will benefit from them: media personnel. Myth: criminals are fundamentally different than non-criminals: various beliefs about criminals; stem from being the devil, or they must be evil; there is a.
