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Ch. 8-DevianceCh. 8-Deviance

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Today’s Today’s Coming Attractions Coming Attractions

Why do people commit crimes?Why do people commit crimes? Are people “born Criminals”?Are people “born Criminals”? Does mental illness cause crimes?Does mental illness cause crimes? Does your view of the opportunities you Does your view of the opportunities you

have cause crime?have cause crime? Do your friends cause you to commit Do your friends cause you to commit

crimes?crimes? Mystery: How can you have a crime Mystery: How can you have a crime

with no victim?with no victim? Do prisons rehabilitate?Do prisons rehabilitate?

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Why do people commit crimes?Why do people commit crimes?

BiologicalBiological PsychologicalPsychological SociologicalSociological

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Are people “born criminals”?Are people “born criminals”?

LombrosoLombroso McNeil Island storyMcNeil Island story

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Does mental illness cause crime?Does mental illness cause crime?

Personality patternsPersonality patterns Stabbing storyStabbing story Pres. Regan storyPres. Regan story

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Do your friends cause you to Do your friends cause you to commit crimes?commit crimes?

Edwin H. SutherlandEdwin H. Sutherland Differential associationDifferential association

GangsGangs TerroristsTerrorists

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Does your view of the opportunities Does your view of the opportunities you have cause crime?you have cause crime?

Cloward and OhlinCloward and Ohlin Differential opportunityDifferential opportunity

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Mystery: How can you have a Mystery: How can you have a crime with no victim?crime with no victim?

DrugsDrugs GamblingGambling ProstitutionProstitution

StoriesStories

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Does prison rehabilitate?Does prison rehabilitate?

StoriesStories

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Big idea you can use!!Big idea you can use!!

Your criminal behavior is Your criminal behavior is influenced by:influenced by: Your friendsYour friends Groups you are inGroups you are in Your perception of opportunitiesYour perception of opportunities Society’s definition of what is Society’s definition of what is

criminalcriminal

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Coming attractions!Coming attractions!

How much are you worth?How much are you worth? How are you affected by globalization?How are you affected by globalization? How far away are you from being How far away are you from being

homeless?homeless? Are you poor?Are you poor? What are your chances of having the What are your chances of having the

“American Dream”?“American Dream”? How to get rich!How to get rich!