CJ ST 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Police Misconduct, Elijah Anderson, Gullibility

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Criminal Justice Studies
• Course: CJ ST 241
• Professor: Kyle Burgason

Document Summary

What is a street code: informal laws that dictate public behavior, generally prevalent in poor inner-city communities, holds respect, honor, loyalty in high regard, often prescribes violence to protect such entities. Developers: walter miller (1958, lower class culture & focal concerns, elijah anderson (1994; 1999, code of the street. Lower class focal concerns: walter b. miller, studied gang members from lower class, individuals from the lower class possess certain focal concerns that differentiate from mainstream american society, trouble, toughness, smartness, excitement, fate, autonomy. Policing in street areas: neighborhoods with street codes more likely to experience racially biased policing, police manpower allocation is often highest in these areas, receive the most aggressive policing tactics, greatest amount of police misconduct. Perception of police: police are viewed with negativity skepticism, not seen as legitimate of effective agents of social control, goes against codes to aid police in any fashion, snitch .