Deviance and Social Control Module 23 Social Control

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Deviance and Social Control

Deviance and Social Control

Module 23 Social Control █ Social control: Techniques and strategies employed for preventing deviant

Module 23 Social Control █ Social control: Techniques and strategies employed for preventing deviant human behavior in any society

Module 23 Social Control █ Sanctions: penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social

Module 23 Social Control █ Sanctions: penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm

Module 23 Conformity and Obedience █ Conformity: Going along with peers who have no

Module 23 Conformity and Obedience █ Conformity: Going along with peers who have no special right to direct behavior █ Obedience: Compliance with higher authorities in an hierarchical structure

Module 23 Informal and Formal Social Control █ █ Informal social control: Used casually

Module 23 Informal and Formal Social Control █ █ Informal social control: Used casually to enforce norms Formal social control: Carried out by authorized agents

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Module 23 Law and Society █ Some norms are so important to a society

Module 23 Law and Society █ Some norms are so important to a society that they are formalized into laws

Module 24 What is Deviance? █ Deviance: Behavior that violates the standards of conduct

Module 24 What is Deviance? █ Deviance: Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society

Module 24 Functionalist Perspective █ Durkheim’s Legacy – Punishments established within a culture help

Module 24 Functionalist Perspective █ Durkheim’s Legacy – Punishments established within a culture help define acceptable behavior and contribute to stability

Module 24 Functionalist Perspective █ Merton’s Theory of Deviance – Anomie Theory of Deviance:

Module 24 Functionalist Perspective █ Merton’s Theory of Deviance – Anomie Theory of Deviance: How people adapt in certain ways by conforming to or by deviating from cultural expectations • Conformist • Innovator • Ritualist • Retreatist • Rebel

Module 24 Interactionist Perspective █ Cultural Transmission Theory – Cultural transmission: Humans learn how

Module 24 Interactionist Perspective █ Cultural Transmission Theory – Cultural transmission: Humans learn how to behave in social situations, whether properly or improperly

Module 24 Interactionist Perspective █ Social Disorganization Theory: Increases in crime and deviance attributed

Module 24 Interactionist Perspective █ Social Disorganization Theory: Increases in crime and deviance attributed to absence or breakdown of communal relationships and social institutions

Module 24 Interactionist Perspective █ Labeling Theory: Attempts to explain why some people are

Module 24 Interactionist Perspective █ Labeling Theory: Attempts to explain why some people are viewed as deviants while others are not; also known as societal-reaction approach

Module 24 Conflict Theory █ People with power protect their own interests and define

Module 24 Conflict Theory █ People with power protect their own interests and define deviance to suit their needs

Module 25 Crime █ █ Crime: Violation of criminal law for which some governmental

Module 25 Crime █ █ Crime: Violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties Index crimes – – Murder Rape Robbery Assault – – Burglary Theft Motor vehicle theft Arson

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Module 25 Types of Crime █ – – – Sociologists classify crimes in terms

Module 25 Types of Crime █ – – – Sociologists classify crimes in terms of how they are committed and how society views the offenses Victimless crimes Professional crime Organized crime White-collar and technology-based crime Transnational crime

Module 25 Types of Crime █ █ Victimless crimes: Willing exchange among adults of

Module 25 Types of Crime █ █ Victimless crimes: Willing exchange among adults of widely desired, but illegal, goods and services Professional crime: Many people make a career of illegal activities – Professional criminal: Person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation

Module 25 Types of Crime █ Organized crime: Group that regulates relations between various

Module 25 Types of Crime █ Organized crime: Group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in illegal activities – Dominates world of illegal business just as large corporations dominate conventional businesses – Serves as means of upward mobility for groups of people struggling to escape poverty

Module 25 Types of Crime █ White Collar and Technology-Based Crime – White Collar

Module 25 Types of Crime █ White Collar and Technology-Based Crime – White Collar crime: Illegal acts committed in the course of business activities – Computer crime: Use of high technology to carry out embezzlement or electronic fraud – Corporate crime: Any act by a corporation that is punishable by the government

Module 25 Types of Crime █ Transnational Crime – Crime that occurs across multiple

Module 25 Types of Crime █ Transnational Crime – Crime that occurs across multiple national borders International crime spans the globe

Module 25 Table 25 -1: Types of Transnational Crime

Module 25 Table 25 -1: Types of Transnational Crime

SOURCE: http: //bccphil. com/uploadfiles/file/PSA%20%20 Philippines%20 Monthly%20 Crime%20 Report%20 -%20 October%202011. pdf

SOURCE: http: //bccphil. com/uploadfiles/file/PSA%20%20 Philippines%20 Monthly%20 Crime%20 Report%20 -%20 October%202011. pdf

Modus Operandi in Manila Sneaky Office Intruders �Scene of the crime: Thieves go to

Modus Operandi in Manila Sneaky Office Intruders �Scene of the crime: Thieves go to offices with no or little security measures, especially during breaks or when there is nobody in the office. �Plan of attack: They pretend as friends of employees, visitors, or messengers. http: //pro 9. pnp. gov. ph/index. php? option=com_content&view=article&id=459: top-10 -modus-operandi-of-the-most-common-crimes-in-manila-and-otherareas-in-the-philippines&catid=55: crime-prevention-tips&Itemid=82

ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Scams �Scene of the crime: They stay near ATM and

ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Scams �Scene of the crime: They stay near ATM and they do different things just to earn money as quick as they can. �Plan of attack: They use different technologies to be able to access somebody else’s ATM account.

The Zesto Gang �Scene of the crime: They perform their operations inside a bus.

The Zesto Gang �Scene of the crime: They perform their operations inside a bus. They use distraction, confusion and intimidation to be able to get what they want from the passengers. �Plan of attack: They pretend to be conductors of the buses. However they also confuse the passengers by also pretending to be selling juice packs.

Airport Ambush �Scene of the crime: Thieves target arriving airport passengers. They will chase

Airport Ambush �Scene of the crime: Thieves target arriving airport passengers. They will chase and stop you along the way. �Plan of attack: Their target is actually your car and they operate at dawn.

Test Drive Threat �Scene of the crime: They will pretend as car buyers and

Test Drive Threat �Scene of the crime: They will pretend as car buyers and they will test drive the cars and steal them at gunpoint. �Plan of attack: Fake buyers will ask for a test drive. With you around, they will drive the car to secluded spaces and will ask you to go out by force and threat.

Backstage Burglars �Scene of the crime: They target shows and concerts. They usually stay

Backstage Burglars �Scene of the crime: They target shows and concerts. They usually stay backstage or inside the dressing rooms. Because people are busy, nobody will be able to notice criminal behavior backstage. �Plan of attack: Thieves pretend as aide or utility personnel. They take whatever they see or want and unnoticeably shun away from the area.

Salisi Gang �Scene of the crime: They thrive everywhere especially in crowded areas like

Salisi Gang �Scene of the crime: They thrive everywhere especially in crowded areas like malls, restaurants, fast food chains, bars, etc. They wait until their target gets distracted. �Plan of attack: They dress formally and they divert the attention of their victims until they get distracted and move for the kill.

Dugo-Dugo Gang �Scene of the crime: They usually target rich families. �Plan of attack:

Dugo-Dugo Gang �Scene of the crime: They usually target rich families. �Plan of attack: They target households and they intrude especially when the only one around is the house help.

Budol-Budol Gang �Scene of the crime: They use hypnosis and fake money. �Plan of

Budol-Budol Gang �Scene of the crime: They use hypnosis and fake money. �Plan of attack: They use fake money to be able to gain the resources they want to have (e. g. , changing fake money to real ones).

Philippine Laws �Criminal �Civil Law

Philippine Laws �Criminal �Civil Law

�Criminal-violation of the penal statutes (e. g. , rape, theft, arson, murder, robbery, swindling,

�Criminal-violation of the penal statutes (e. g. , rape, theft, arson, murder, robbery, swindling, rebellion, illegal possession of firearms and drugs, issuing bouncing cheque, etc. ) �Civil- personal dealings which result into damages or failure to adhere to obligations and contracts. For example, non payment of rents, failure to deliver goods and services, etc.

Laws �Revised �Civil Penal Code of the Philippines

Laws �Revised �Civil Penal Code of the Philippines

Example of Criminal Case �PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERON DE LOS SANTOS

Example of Criminal Case �PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERON DE LOS SANTOS Y MARISTELA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. � http: //www. chanrobles. com/cralaw/ 2012 januarydecisions. php? id=13

Example of Civil Case �http: //www. lawphil. net/judjuris/juri 2010 /apr 2010/gr_161838_2010. html

Example of Civil Case �http: //www. lawphil. net/judjuris/juri 2010 /apr 2010/gr_161838_2010. html

�We use the court to decide whether an individual is found guilty or not

�We use the court to decide whether an individual is found guilty or not of a crime punishable by law. �Insert video (Boston Legal)

Assignment �Cut two news articles from the newspaper (any newspaper, any date of issue)

Assignment �Cut two news articles from the newspaper (any newspaper, any date of issue) that you think talk about or are related to deviancy and crime. �Search and print related Philippine laws that would address/solve/punish the crime or deviant behavior described in the two news articles (Chan-Robles Virtual Law Office) �Bring these materials on Thursday.