CRIM 1650 Final: 1650 FALL EXAM PREPARATION BUNDLE! - 44 PAGES!!!
13 Dec 2013
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Chapter 1: the social construction of crime myths. Individuals who have vested interests in an issue and bring these issues to the public"s attention (claims-makers/moral entrepreneurs perspective): Advocate formal social policy to address a new problem (considered real, unique, and grave in its consequences) Individuals who study the construction of social problems. Social problems are constructions based on a collection of perceptions and presentations of information supplied by the mass media, urban legends, group hysteria, ideology, political power, or other social forces that directs public attention. Used to describe some of the collective definitions society applies to certain crime problems and their solutions. Are fictional and have underlying ideals, supposed to explain events but more often instruct us on how to integrate an event into our belief systems and worldviews. Organize our views of crime, criminals, and the proper operation of the criminal justice system. Provide conceptual framework to identify certain social issues as crime related.
