Explain Control Theory.
 NO
this is not and April fools joke!
 Starting today 4/1/14 for every day you are
tardy or have an unexcused absence you will
have ½ a percent taken off your final quarter
grade.
 That means for every 2 tardys or absences
you lose 1%
 Crime
– any act that is labeled by those in
authority that is prohibited by law and
punishable by the government.
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The FBI classifies crime into 29 categories.
You can see these categories on page 188 of the
textbook.
Crimes are groups into 5 easy categories
1) Violent crime – crimes that involve harming
someone in some way or another.
2) Crime against property – such as theft or
vandalism.
3) Victimless crimes – such as prostitution or drug use
where no one is being forced to do something.
4) White-collar crime – offenses committed by
individuals of high social status in the course of their
professional lives.
5) Organized Crime – large scale criminal operations.
 Corporate
Crime – companies intentionally
breaking the law.
 Hate Crime – Crime committed against a
person because of their gender, sexuality,
race etc.
 The
criminal justice system must operate
within the law. Everyone is given DUE
PROCESS which provides them the right to
counsel (lawyer), right to refuse to testify
against ones self, right to confront ones
accusers, right to not be tried for the same
crime twice (double jeopardy) and right to
not be deprived of life, liberty and pursuit of
happiness without a fair trial.
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Justifications for punishment
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1) Retribution: the oldest justification. Punishment is
societies revenge for moral wrong. In principal,
punishment should be equal to the severity of the crime.
2)Deterrence: Early modern approach. Crime is
considered social disruption, which society acts to
control. Pain of punishment designed to outweigh
pleasure of crime.
3) Rehabilitation: modern strategy. Crime and other
deviance viewed as result of social problems (such as
poverty). Social conditions are improved and treatment
is tailored to individual needs.
4) Societal Protection: Modern approach easier to carry
out than rehab. Even if society is unable/unwilling to
rehabilitate offenders or reform social conditions,
people are protected by the imprisonment or execution
of the offender.
 Write
a 1-2 page essay answering the
following question:
 What are the positive and negative
consequences of deviance?
 Due @ end of period
 When
you are finished pick up tonight’s HW
worksheet on the front desk!
 What
are the four approaches to crime
control?