SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Exam 3
Document Summary
Crime: the violation of society"s formal laws. It is an important category of deviance that: has been written in the law. Types of deviance: noncriminal- like lying or alcoholism, criminal- behavior that violates laws, ex: killing someone, stealing from a store. Uniform crime report: crimes reported to the police and arrests, benefit: recorded since 1930 which allows for analysis over a long period of time, weakness: does not capture he unreported problems. Interviews people about being crime victims: ex: the national crime victimization survey, benefit: includes crimes unreported to the police, weakness: crimes are still unreported. Victims and offenders: most victims are likely to be, men, non-white or non-latino, ages 12-24 years, most offenders are likely to be, male, white, ages 18-29 years. Corporate crimes: are illegal acts committed by executives to benefit, themselves, or their company it can target, the general public, the environment, workers.
