SOCI-100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Summary Offence, Cybercrime, Online Gambling
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Criminal behaviour is generally high consensus deviance: often subjected to more formal controls and. All who have capacity and have intent are guilty of crime regardless of ascribed or achieved status; however the. Contemporary views emphasize the subjectivity: influenced by government, history, cultural views. High consensus deviance: behaviours or characteristics widely perceived as unacceptable and thus controlled. Low consensus deviance: behaviours were there is disagreement over their acceptability (ie tattooing) So(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ol: a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s i(cid:374)te(cid:374)ded to p(cid:396)e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t o(cid:396) pu(cid:374)ish, (cid:272)u(cid:396)e o(cid:396) (cid:862)fi(cid:454)(cid:863) people of (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isti(cid:272)s that a(cid:396)e dee(cid:373)ed unacceptable. Measures can be formal, as instituted by the government or an authority figure (ie workplace policy of hiding tattoos) Can be informal such as being bullied for appearance or a lack of ability. Can occur after the deviant behaviour as punishment (ie speeding ticket) or can occur pre-offensively (such as substance use prevention programs in elementary)
