Deviance
Differential association
• How would gang crimes ( drugs and shootings)
be explained by Sutherland’s theory?
• How can this theory be used to reduce gang
crimes?
• How do we actually deal with gang crimes?
▫ Why would this decrease or increase the problem?
Strain theory
• How would gang crimes ( drugs and
shootings) be explained by Merton’s
theory theory?
• How can this theory be used to reduce
gang crimes?
• How do we actually deal with gang
crimes?
• Why would this decrease or increase the
problem?
Differential opportunity theory
• How would gang crimes ( drugs and
shootings) be explained by Cloward &
Ohlin’s theory?
• How can this theory be used to reduce
gang crimes?
• How do we actually deal with gang
crimes?
• Why would this decrease or increase the
problem?
Biological explanations
• How would gang crimes ( drugs and
shootings) be explained by Lombroso’s
theory? By other biological theories?
• How can this theory be used to reduce
gang crimes?
• How do we actually deal with gang
crimes?
• Why would this decrease or increase the
problem?
Prisons
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What do we want prisons to do?
Protect society
Retribution
Deterrence
Rehabilitation
How well do prisons accomplish what we want
them to do?
• What is a better way?
▫ Less expensive way?
Victimless crimes
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What are victimless crimes?
Prostitution
Drugs
Gambling
Why are these considered crimes?
What would be the effect of legalizing these
activities?
Prison statistics
• http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/prisons.htm