UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SOCIETY UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SOCIETY

CRIME AND DEVIANCECRIME AND DEVIANCE

Crime and DevianceCrime and Deviance

Crime:Crime:

An act or failure to act An act or failure to act that breaks the law of that breaks the law of the land.the land.

Deviance:Deviance:

Actions that do not Actions that do not conform to the norms or conform to the norms or expectations of members expectations of members of societyof society..

TaskTask

In groups, carry out the Quiz on Crime and In groups, carry out the Quiz on Crime and Deviance.Deviance.

What conclusions can you draw from your What conclusions can you draw from your discussions?discussions?

CRIME CRIME ANDAND DEVIANCE DEVIANCE A Criminal Act can become a deviant act A Criminal Act can become a deviant act

and some deviant acts can become and some deviant acts can become criminal.criminal.

Some acts can be both deviant and Some acts can be both deviant and criminal. Can you think of examples?criminal. Can you think of examples?

Question……Question……

What is the difference between a criminal What is the difference between a criminal act and a deviant act?act and a deviant act?

TaskTask

Now , in groups, discuss worksheet 2.Now , in groups, discuss worksheet 2.

Did you draw any conclusions this time?Did you draw any conclusions this time?

Just think…..Just think….. BBC - Chewin' the Fat - The NedsBBC - Chewin' the Fat - The Neds

QuestionsQuestions

Is crime a choice... or an impulse beyond the criminal’s control?

Why do gangs develop in some areas of a city and not in others?

How does a thief learn the tricks of the trade?Why do employees support questionable business

practices?What sorts of values are held by drug

traffickers?

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QuestionsQuestions

How does the lack of economic opportunity lead to criminality?How might the architecture of shopping malls encourage crime?Why has the drug user become the central target of law enforcement?How does a global economy affect crime in a particular neighbourhood?What does a murderer feel in the moments before killing

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Criminal ActCriminal Act

Laws state clearly which activities are Laws state clearly which activities are criminal…….criminal…….– MurderMurder– TheftTheft– AssaultAssault– Drinking/drivingDrinking/driving– DrugsDrugs

But………..But………..

Criminal ActsCriminal Acts Laws can change. There are many examples Laws can change. There are many examples

of how deviant or criminal acts have of how deviant or criminal acts have become become normalised. normalised.

WHAT IS DEVIANCE?WHAT IS DEVIANCE?

SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL ACTION THEORISTS: DEVIANCE IS THEORISTS: DEVIANCE IS SOCIALLY SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTEDCONSTRUCTED

(LABELLING)(LABELLING) DEVIANCE IS DEVIANCE IS

CULTURALLY RELATIVECULTURALLY RELATIVE CONFLICT THEORISTS: CONFLICT THEORISTS:

DEVIANCE IS SOCIALLY DEVIANCE IS SOCIALLY CAUSEDCAUSED

(STRUCTURAL (STRUCTURAL

INEQUALITIESINEQUALITIES))

CHANGES INCHANGES IN DEVIANCEDEVIANCE

PERCEPTIONS PERCEPTIONS AND RESPONSES AND RESPONSES TO DEVIANCE TO DEVIANCE HAVE CHANGEDHAVE CHANGED

SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF STUDY OF DEVIANCE HAS DEVIANCE HAS CHANGEDCHANGED

DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROLDEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL

WHO DEFINES WHO DEFINES DEVIANCEDEVIANCE

DEVIANCE CAN BE DEVIANCE CAN BE USED AS A DEVICE USED AS A DEVICE FOR SOCIAL FOR SOCIAL CONTROLCONTROL

APPLIES TO SOCIAL APPLIES TO SOCIAL NORMS AND LAWSNORMS AND LAWS

LEGITIMACY GIVEN LEGITIMACY GIVEN TO SOME TO TO SOME TO CONTROL DEVIANT CONTROL DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR EG BEHAVIOUR EG POLICEPOLICE

DEVIANCE AND CLASSDEVIANCE AND CLASS

DEVIANT DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR VIEWED BEHAVIOUR VIEWED DIFFERENTLYDIFFERENTLY

WHITE COLAR WHITE COLAR CRIME SEEN AS LESS CRIME SEEN AS LESS ‘DEVIANT’‘DEVIANT’

INITIAL STUDIES INITIAL STUDIES OFTEN FOCUSED ON OFTEN FOCUSED ON LOWER-CLASS LOWER-CLASS DEVIANCEDEVIANCE

Crime or deviance?Crime or deviance?

The media play a major role in determining The media play a major role in determining what is acceptable and not acceptable in our what is acceptable and not acceptable in our society.society.

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