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Deviance & Crime Flashcards

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What is a deviance? /5

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A violation of social norms

Linked to time

Linked to culture

Situational

Related to social power

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What is a crime? /3

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Violation of norms that have been written into law

A social construct

Varies across countries and time

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What is the consensus model of crime? /2

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People see behaviour they do not like

Make a law against it

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What is conflict model of a crime?

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Powerful people make laws to protect their own interests

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How do you measure crime in Canada? /3

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Uniform crime reporting survey

General social survey - victimization

Crime severity index

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What is uniform crime reporting survey?

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Official police statistics of a reported crime

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What is a general social survey - victimization?

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20 000 Canadians over 15 surveyed

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What is crime severity index?

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More serious crimes assigned a higher weight

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What are the theories founded on deviance and crime? /3

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Rational choice theory

Biological positivism

Psychological positivism

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What is rational choice theory?

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People consider the costs and benefits of a crime

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What is biological positivism? /2

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Physical traits or conditions

Some people are “born deviants”

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What is psychological positivism? /3

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Psychological/personality disorders

Usually a result of poor socialization by parents

Insanity defence/ not criminally responsible due to mental disorder

Ex/ twinkies, Dan White

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What is the strain theory? /2

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Crime is a result of frustration and anger

Merton;s five social adaptations

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What are Merton’s five social adaptations? /5

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Conformists

Innovators

Ritualists

Retreatists

Rebels

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What is a conformist? /2

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Embrace the goals

Use legitimate means to attain them

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What are innovators? /2

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Accept goals

BUT look for alternative means

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What are ritualists?

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“Go through the motions” of attaining goals

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What is a retreatist?

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Reject both goals and means of attaining them

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What is a rebel?

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Substitute alternative goals and means

20
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How does functionalism view crime and deviance? /3

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Responding to deviance clarifies boundaries

Responding to deviance promotes social unity

Deviance encourages social and cultural change

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How does the conflict theory view crime and deviance? /2

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Deviance relates to degrees of power and privilege in a society

Crimes (and punishments) reflect the interests of those with power and privilege

22
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What is differential association theory? /2

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Deviance is learned

Social process theory

23
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What is labelling theory? /4

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Deviants are labelled by others]

Primary deviance is the initial act of rule-breaking

Secondary deviance occurs when th peers on is labelled as deviant

Social process theory

24
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What is social control theory? /3

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Formal social control

Informal social control

Sanctions

25
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What is formal social control? /4

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Laws

Officials

Institutional policies

Police

26
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What is informal social control? /3

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Friends

Family

Media

27
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What is a sanction? /3

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Measures used to encourage conformity

Positive = rewards for desirable behaviour (an award)

Negative = punishments for undesirable behaviour (a ticket)

28
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How the feminist theory view crime and deviance? /3

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Focus on what causes males to commit crimes

Gender difference in crime are a result of difference in power and control

Concern with female victimization

29
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What are the different forms of punishment? /5

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Retribution

Incapacitation

Deterrence

Rehabilitation

Restoration

30
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What is retribution?

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An eye for an eye

31
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What is incapacitation?

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Protects society

32
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What is deterrence? /3

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An example for others

General = consequences applied to others

Specific = consequences experienced first-hand

33
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What is rehabilitation?

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Reform offenders

34
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What is restoration?

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Criminal makes amends

35
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What is a sentencing circle?

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Composed of community members, the victims, and the offender

36
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What are the goals of a sentencing circle? /6

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Promote the healing for all affected parties

Provide an opportunity for the offender to make amends

Empower the victims, community members, families, and offenders by giving voice and a shared responsibility in funding constructive resolutions

Address the underlying causes of criminal behaviour

Build a sense of community and its capacity for resolving conflict

Promote and share community values

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What is a stigma?

A

mark of disgrace associated with a particular status, quality or person

38
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What is shaming?

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deliberate effort to attach a negative meaning to a behaviour

39
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What is stigmatized shaming?

A

assigning a permanent label to an offender

40
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What is reintegrative shaming?

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an effort to bring an offender back into a community after punishment

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