SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 7 Deviance Crime And The Criminal Justice System
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Chapter 7 - deviance, crime, and the criminal justice. 7:27 am: deviance, traits or behaviors that violate rules or expected norms, normally seen negatively, universal because it exists in every society, characteristics. Formal is against the law (ex: drinking and driving) Informal is merely inappropriate (ex: talking in a movie theater: can change over time. Interviewing people about their experiences: the national crime victimization survey, benefit. Included unreported crimes as well as reported: weakness, crimes are still under reported because people don"t want to admit. Formal: exists outside the individual (ex: dean threatens student with suspension) Includes positive (rewards) and negative (punishments) sanctions: application: is sanction formal or informal, negative or positive. Serving time in jail: formal, negative: a smile: informal, positive, employee of the month designation: formal, positive. Illegal activity committed: by high status individuals, during their occupation, often not covered because tv stations, are owned by the affluent. Focus on street crimes instead of making themselves look bad.
