Crime and Deviance

Norms and Sanctions

◦Every social group has norms and SanctionsReview: What are…◦social norms◦Formal norms◦Informal norms◦Positive Sanctions◦Negative Sanctions

Crime .V. Deviance

◦All Crime is Deviance, but not all deviance is crime Deviance: violation of a informal norms Crime: violation of formal norms

◦What are examples of deviance?◦What are some examples of crime?

Who are criminals

On your Ipad go to: http://www.fbi.gov/wanted In your notes write and answer the following

questions◦Pick a criminal ◦Who Is your Criminal

Name Crime Why do you think this person became a criminal

Do you think your criminal was born bad or did society play a role?

Are all criminals born bad

Some are ( these people are left to psychology), but crime and criminals are not black and white issues.

Rational Choice (Economics Again!):◦Rational choice says that all people evaluate

the pros and cons of their choices

In your note book answer these questions Find a crime and is sentence (punishment) What are the costs and benefits of this crime Why would someone break this law?

Edward Snowden: Hero or Criminal

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-why

Funny Laws In Colorado

Guess the City?◦You can not drive a black car on Sundays

Denver◦ It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes

“unbecoming” on one’s sex. Durango

◦ It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep. Logan County

◦ It is illegal to crash into obstacles on a ski slope. Vail

Is Crime Normal?

Crime occurs in every societyLaws:

◦ are in place to stop someone from doing something they would be tempted to do

◦Laws cover situations, in which, they will be enforced

Short Answer: Laws are meant to be broken

Crime Is Helpful to Society! (Sorry the pirate in me is showing)

Benefits Of Crime (an argument)◦Provides Unity

“Breaking Bad”◦From Unity Comes Change

American Revolution◦From Change comes Evolution

Crime “Changes”

Crime is constantly evolving/ changing with society◦Examples:

Abortion Drugs More?

Laws do not always apply to everyone◦It is up to the courts to prove the offender

committed the crime

ALL CRIME HAS CONSEQUENCES

Three reasons for consequences◦Deterrence: Punishment for committing crime

◦Prevention: Keep criminals from committing more crime

◦Reformation: change circumstances (re- socialize)

How Much and What kind of punishment should we deal out?

Punishment is not Free◦The U.S. prison population is more than 2.4

million◦That means more than one out of every 100

American adults is behind bars.◦minimum-security federal prison costs

$21,000/per inmate each year. ◦maximum-security federal prisons costs $33,000/

per inmate each year.◦Federal prison costs are expected to rise to 30

percent of the Department of Justice's budget by 2020 .

War on Drugs

The single largest driver in the increase in the federal prison population since 1998 is longer sentences for drug offenders.

The most serious charge against 51 percent of inmates is a drug offense. Only four percent are in for robbery and only one percent are in for homicide.

How Much and What kind of punishment should we deal out?

Incarceration can cause crime◦A street university

Theft Drugs Gang populations Grudge against society

How Much and What kind of punishment should we deal out?

Ted Talk: treat crime like a disease

In you notes answer this question (use evidence to back up answers) ◦How should we treat crime?

Alternative Punishment Presentations◦Slide 1: What is your Alternative Punishment?◦Slide 2: How does this punishment solve the

Prison Crisis?◦Slide 3: How does it improve criminal

rehabilitation?◦Slide 4: How does it improve society?◦Slide 5: How will it improve the economy?◦Slide 6:Counter argument: Why would a prison

sentence work better than your alternative? For each slide include:

◦Evidence (sources) to prove your argument (slides 1-6)