SY101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Criminal Law Of Canada, Arson, Social Class
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11/24/15: because norms vary widely, deviance is relative, people commit deviant acts only when they break a norm and cause others to react negatively. Sanctions: formal punishment: penalization by the judicial system for breaking a law e. g. A person having to serve time in prison face interaction rather than by the judicial system e. g. Measuring crime: a great deal of crime is not reported to the police, victimless crimes: violations of the law in which no victim has stepped forward and been identified, e. g. 2: the type of deviant or criminal that predominates in one"s social environment has a bearing on the type of deviant or criminal that a novice will become. 11/24/15: labeling, labeling theory: holds that deviance results not so much from the actions of the deviant as from the response of others, who label the rule breaker a deviant, labeling process can act as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
