Deviance Flashcards
Robert Merton
Strain theory
Means
education, and jobs
Goals
money
Conformity
you will follow social control
EX: ankeny
Innovation
you will find illegal ways to make money
EX: drugs, prosecution
Ritualism
society doesn’t value the means with goals
EX: teachers, social work
Retreatism
drop out of society
EX: homeless
Rebellion
society needs to change
EX: hippies, cults
Concurrent charges
does days for all charges at one time
Consecutive charges
does days for each charge individually
Control Theory
- attachment
- commitment
- involvement
- belief
“kill’
the case may not be retried, or ligated in state court
taking the goods of another person without permission
larceny
breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of committing a crime
burglary
taking of property from a person through force, threat or intimidation
robbery
the killing of a person with intent, by a sane person
murder
attempting to strike someone, no matter if it successful or not, the the target is aware of the danger
assault
sexual intercourse without consent and with force
rape
means punishment for crimes against society, depriving criminals of their freedom is a way of making them pay a debt to society for their crimes.
Retribution
refers to the removal of criminals from society so that they can no longer harm innocent people
Incapacitation
the prevention of future crime
Deterrence
activities designed to change criminals into law abiding citizens
Rehabilitation
how as a society we know that there is more going on in the brain causing the bad behavior
Medicalization of Deviance
Juvenile Delinquency
violations by the young
