Chapter 5: Crime and ControlChapter 5: Crime and Control (pg 148-165)(pg 148-165)

By Dana Mandelman & Dave Lewis

OutlineOutline

Rashomon Principle

Causes of Crime

The Criminal Justice System

Jeopardy & Discussion Questions

Rashomon PrincipleRashomon Principle

Whites see racism as the result of a few bad apples

Authorities role Blacks are over policed & under policed Profiling leads to fear, over incarceration,

fewer job opportunities, poverty, alienation & more crime

Causes of Crime: Causes of Crime: Functionalism Functionalism Anomie

Subculture

Strain

Functionalism Defined...

Society has a number of interrelated and necessary elements. Each element is seen as having equal important function for the maintenance of a particular society

Conflict TheoryConflict Theory

Inequality & dominationCompetition between social classes

is inevitableRole of the ruling class

Race and ethnic relations are interpreted as competitively different groups that compete for scarce resources in contexts that favour some groups, not others

Conflict Theory Defined...

Social Interactionism Social Interactionism

Criminal activity through interaction

Deviant subcultures

Labeling theory

Matching solutions with Matching solutions with perspectivesperspectives

Is there really one universal definition for crime?

Who should we blame for crime?

The Criminal Justice SystemThe Criminal Justice System

Policing–Main source of formal control

Courts– Attempt to seek alternatives

Corrections– Is incarceration the answer?

Quick Statistic...

The Criminal Justice System as a whole costs governments at least $10 billion a year. (Office of the Auditor General of Canada)

Rethinking Criminal JusticeRethinking Criminal Justice

Over incarceration of minorities

What can be done to curb this problem?– Alternative sentences & restorative

justice practices are a start

Jeopardy RulesJeopardy Rules

First groups picks a question Whichever group puts their hand up first gets to try and

answer to question. If he/she gets the answer wrong, your team loses that

amount of points If he/she gets the answer right then the team gets the

points and gets to pick the next question When a discussion question is picked all the groups get a

chance to give their input and I will decided who had the best answer. That team will receive 800 points

Team with the most points at the end get a prize

Racism Causes of Crime

Criminal Justice System

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JeopardyJeopardy