I. Introduction: DevianceII. Perspectives on Deviance and Crimea. Deviance is a behavior that violates social norms and is disapproved of by large numbers of people.i. Norms: rules of conduct that specify the behavior appropriate to a given situationii. Morés: norms that people define as essential to the well-being of their groupiii. Folkways: customary ways of doing things that apply to the details of life or routine matters iv. Lawsv. Crimes vi. Sanctions: rewards for conformity and punishments for nonconformityvii. Socialization as social controlviii. Relative nature of devianceIII. Theories of Crime and Deviant Behaviora. Functionalistsb. Structural-Strainc. Cultural Transmission Theoryd. Interactionists Theoriese. Labeling Theoryi. Primary devianceii. Secondary devianceiii. Rosenhan’s (symbolic interactionist) study of mental illnessf. Conflict TheoryIV. Crime and Crime Statisticsa. Cross-national comparisonsb. Explaining the differencesc. Correlates of crimed. Crime and social class/raceV. Crime and Punishment/Crime Reduction Strategiesa. Punishment as deterrenceb. Prison c. Fairness/unfairness of the American systemd. Capital punishment as deterrenceVI. Summary and
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