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Crime and Deviance

Norms and Sanctions Every social group has norms and Sanctions Review: What are… social norms Formal norms Informal norms Positive Sanctions Negative Sanctions Norms and Sanctions

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? Crime .V. Deviance

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? Who are criminals

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? Are all criminals born bad

Edward Snowden: Hero or Criminal http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower- edward-snowden-why Edward Snowden: Hero or Criminal

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 Funny Laws In Colorado

Is Crime Normal? Crime occurs in every society Laws: 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 Is Crime Normal?

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

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 Crime “Changes”

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) ALL CRIME HAS CONSEQUENCES

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

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. War on Drugs

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?

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

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)