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Ethical Theory of Crime
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Some people become criminals because they don't accept social eithics and are going to do what they want to do.
Hedenism- they do it because it feels good |
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Anomie Theory of Crime
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Durkheim
State of disquiet, discomfort, depression, anger in mind comes into being when people are confronted by the conflict of the socially acceptable goals and the means to achieve them. See good stuff but don't see a way to get there. Pathological materialism: we frequently judge success on income level, number of toys, etc.; makes the conflict larger; allowed people to innovate and find new ways to get to this success |
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Cultural Conflict Theory of Crime
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as long as society is homogenous it's easy to establish socailly acceptable norms.
becomes more difficult when adding other cultures. new immigrants could/would not conform. immigrants are denied means to achieve social goals of the dominant society |
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Differential Association Theory of Crime
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if you associate with people who engage in criminal behavior, in order to maintain association, you must become involved in the crime.
like when your parents tell you not to hang out with certain people/groups |
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Differential Opportunity Theory of Crime
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groups are alienated.
they look for means to achieve success as defined by the dominant society. need a certain set of skills to become part of crime group- may get in through conflict subculture if you're in the right place at the right time and you have the right set of skills you may become part of the criminal group |
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Social Control Theory of Crime
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there are means by which community controls the actions of its members.
values and behaviors are set by group and socially controlled. people commit crimes because they are not connected to community and not influenced by social norms. |
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Ethnic Succession Theory of Crime
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waves of immigrants modeled this behavior and used them in criminal activity.
as immigrant groups become more mainstream and move out of criminal activity, sometimes move into more legit activity... |
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Queer Ladder of Social Mobility Theory of Crime
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socioeconomic deprevation occurs for minority at some point or another.
americans are essentially outlaws |
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Criteria for Organized Crime
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Continuity of group; group will perpetuate itself.
identifiable structure. group must be prepared to commit violence. membership is known to itself (ritual membership). corruption and ability to corrupt. want power and profit- no political goals. flourishes in the face of public apathy. provision of illegal goods and services. |
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Traditional Crime Group (Patron-Client) Model
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Boss at the top.
Triangle. |
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Bureaucratic Crime Group Model
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Boss at the top.
People in charge of certain 'districts' or certain areas of business. These people have their workers. No functional or geographical duplication. Extensive division of labor. |
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Enterprise Crime Group Model
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International model.
every group has connections with every other group. they recognize themselves and others. they come together to engage in particular criminal act. |