chapter six :)

chapter six :)

1. Functionalism

   • crime and society's core values
     • our society has to fill many positions that require different levels of ability and diligence
     • this provokes an intense competition that allows some of the talented to emerge as victors, and a strain is created for those without resources
   • social class
     • poor children usually attend schools that are inferior, which creates barriers to success and high dropout rates among working-class students
     • the middle class and upper classes are also attracted to these different illegitimate opportunities but are more likely to commit white collar crimes

2. criminal justice system

   • symbolic interactionism: examine the social class bias of police enforcement and why we must view crime statistics with caution
     • among the symbols that affect our perception and behavior are social class, reputation, and demeanor
   • police discretion: research shows that different styles of interaction affect outcomes with the police and proves the significance of how they viewed respect

3. crime

   • define: crime is a violation of a law that at one point in history may have been legal, but now is not
   • laws differ from one society to another and so does crime
   • example: if someone steals from a store they just committed a crime

4. white-collar crime

   • define: crimes committed by people of respectable and high social status in the course of their occupations
   • criminogenic subcultures- work environments that encourage and support the commission of crimes and result in "ethical numbness"
   • embezzlement: some embezzlers have financial problems, so they borrow money through unauthorized loans to tide them over during their financial emergency
   • gender in white collar crime: as women have joined the corporate world, we see that there have been increased numbers of them arrested for embezzlement