SOC225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The World Academy Of Sciences, Gambling, Legal Drinking Age
13 Sep 2015
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Crime is a public concern (found in newspapers) and is a form of entertainment (movies, tv shows, video games) Criminology: study of crime and criminals (open discipline) Got into a lot of trouble as youth (ex. stealing, beating up kids) Friends with the only mixed raced boys in town. Relied on friends more than adults believed they were wiser. Moral blindness: those who have nothing to achieve in life and have nothing to lose. Brothers + girlfriend robbed banks and shot an officer. One brother died and the other went to jail. Robert said he didn"t hate the police man himself but just the uniform felt the world was a war zone (was proud to have brought fear to police) Serves life sentence for first degree murder. Theories for sand brothers" behaviour: biological (inherited traits), sociological (friends, family, racism) or psychological (mental state) one explanation can"t explain all incidents of murder.
