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Exploring Deviance and Crime: Perspectives and Trends

Delve into sociological perspectives on deviance, crime classifications, the criminal justice system, future trends in the U.S., and the global criminal economy. Learn about the functions of deviance, strain theory, and crime statistics. Understand punishment functions and disparities in arrest rates by sex and race.

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Exploring Deviance and Crime: Perspectives and Trends

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  1. Chapter 6 Deviance and Crime

  2. Chapter Outline • What Is Deviance? • Functionalist Perspectives on Deviance • Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives on Deviance • Conflict Perspectives on Deviance • Postmodernist Perspectives on Deviance • Crime Classifications and Statistics • The Criminal Justice System • Deviance and Crime in the U.S. in the Future • The Global Criminal Economy

  3. Deviance • Deviance is a formal property of social situations and social structure. • Deviance is conferred by audiences. • Deviance is relative and it varies in its degree of seriousness.

  4. Functionalist Perspectives Deviance is universal because it serves three important functions: • Deviance clarifies rules. • Deviance unites a group. • Deviance promotes social change.

  5. Merton’s Strain Theory of Deviance

  6. Deviance: Functionalist Perspectives

  7. Deviance:Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives

  8. Deviance: Conflict Perspectives

  9. Deviance: Postmodern Perspectives

  10. In 1 Minute: 1 index crime every 2.7 seconds. 1 burglary every 14.9 seconds. 1 violent crime every 22 seconds. 1 car theft every 25.7 seconds. 1 assault every 34.8 seconds. 1 robbery every 60 seconds. Every 6 minutes: 1 forcible rape. Every 33 minutes: 1 murder. FBI Crime Clock

  11. Arrest Rates by Sex, 2001

  12. Arrest Rates by Race, 2001

  13. Functions of Punishment • Retribution - punishment should fit the crime. • Social protection - restrict offenders so they can’t commit further crimes. • Rehabilitation - return offenders to community as law-abiding citizens. • Deterrence - reduce criminal activity through a fear of punishment.

  14. Race African American: 43%(represent only 12% of the U.S. population.) White: 55% Native American: 0.8% Asian: 0.7% Gender Male - 98.5% Female – 1.42% Death Row Census, 2001

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