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muder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggervated assult make up a small percentage of all crimes commited. AfAm are most victims of this crime
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Violent crimes
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most immediate control over who is arrested for a criminal act.
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Police
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Prostitution illegal gambaling illegal drug use and vagrancy the supposedly harm no one but the person committing the act
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victimless crime
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offenses committed by individuals og high social status in the course of thier professional lives.
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White Collar Crime
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buglary, larceny, motor vehicle, theft, and arson. much more common than crimes of violence either stealing someones else property etc..
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Crimes against property
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Determines the guilt or innocense of an accused person by means of a trial. then they form a type of punishment
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courts
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Imprisonment, parole, probation, and community service used to punish criminals
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Corrections
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the same thing as corrections just on a younger level
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juvenile justice system
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have considerable power to decide who is actually arrested
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police discretion
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social sceintist who study criminal behavior
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criminologist
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views deviance as the natural outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society.
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Strain Theory
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situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable
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Anomie
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Explians deviance as a natural occurence
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Contol theory
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explains deviance as a learned behavior
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cultural transmission theory
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concept refers to the frequency and closeness of associations a person has with devaint and nondeviant theory
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differential association
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suspending moral beliefs to commit deviant acts
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techniques of neutralization
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focuses on how indviduals come to be identified as deviant
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labeling theory
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nonconformity that goes undetected by those in authority
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primary deviance
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results in the indiviuals being labeled as being deviant then thay act as deviant
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secondary deviance
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process of labeling an individual as deviant
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Degradation Ceremony
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Behavior that violates significant social norms
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Deviance
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mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society.
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Stigma
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clarifying norms, diffusing tension, unifying the group, and promoting social change
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social functions
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these 2 things lead to deviance
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competition and social inequality
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argue that less fortunate people commit deviant acts to challenge
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Conflict thoerist
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