SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Law Breakers, Hot Rod, Caps Lock
2 Aug 2013
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Differentiate between criminology and study of deviance (act that is not normal ) Criminality or deviance innate to the person at the genetic, biological, psychological level. Crime you can get in trouble for while deviance is kind of like wearing colourful clothes to a funeral. You wont be apprehended you just know not to do it and is wrong. Example, highway 6, the limit is 80 but that can be deviant. However it"s almost expected to go at least 100 or else you"ll hold up traffic. You"re going over the speed limit and breaking the law, but still deemed at deviant . Example, pollution (industrial) is damaging the earth and humans too, but they aren"t being penalized. Objective would emphasize a society based law, while subjective. Will think about the crime rather than go straight to life imprisonment. Natural came form gods, they then became more secular and then became rules that sustain more modern views (judicial)
