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Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control

Objectives: Discuss the reasons for and the implications of “get tough” policies on crime in the US Talk about biases with the death penalty. Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control. Reactions include everything from mild sanctions to capital punishment US creating “get tough” policy

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Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control

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  1. Objectives: Discuss the reasons for and the implications of “get tough” policies on crime in the US Talk about biases with the death penalty Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control

  2. Reactions include everything from mild sanctions to capital punishment US creating “get tough” policy Street Crime and Prisons: The US has more prisoners and a larger percentage of its population in prison than any other country 94% of inmates are men and almost half are African American 43% have less than a HS education; 2.7% are college graduates Reactions to deviance

  3. Recidivism recidivism rate: the proportion of released convicts who are rearrested in US 3 out of 4 prisoners have been in prison before those convicted of violent crimes after they are released, within 3 years over half are back in prison ???Are prisons failures??? Reactions to Deviance cont…

  4. Death Penalty and Bias capital punishment: the death penalty the most extreme and controversial sanction the state can impose Which side of the debate are you on? For the death penalty Against the death penalty Reactions to Deviance cont…

  5. In your groups formulate an argument for your side. Use your text, the internet, or any other outside sources to help create your side of the debate. Tomorrow: Each side will present their case. Presentation can include: video, new articles, statistics Debate…

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