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isaac_wic

How Gangs Took Over Prisons - The Atlantic - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...379330

gang culture prisons

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  • isaac_wic on 22 Sep 15
     
    c: relevant and legit news article. updated recently r: very relevant and gives an in depth look on how gangs and prison are related a: the grammar is perfect, citations are included a: Reporter who i googled and had a great record p: somewhat bias.
  • isaac_wic on 22 Sep 15
     
    c: relevant and legit news article. updated recently r: very relevant and gives an in depth look on how gangs and prison are related a: the grammar is perfect, citations are included a: Reporter who i googled and had a great record p: somewhat bias.
isaac_wic

University of Leicester - Gang Culture - 0 views

www.le.ac.uk/...nparticle.2006-08-03.html

gang culture university leicester

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  • isaac_wic on 22 Sep 15
     
    c: its a university website,page was created by multiple professors. r: published in 2006 but due to the topic its still very relevant and gives an in depth look on gang culture outside of North America. a: all the work is cited and doesn't have grammar mistakes a: it was published in a newspaper P; slightly bias but mostly informative
  • isaac_wic on 22 Sep 15
     
    c: its a university website,page was created by multiple professors. r: published in 2006 but due to the topic its still very relevant and gives an in depth look on gang culture outside of North America. a: all the work is cited and doesn't have grammar mistakes a: it was published in a newspaper P; slightly bias but mostly informative
isaac_wic

Into the Abyss: The Gang Culture - 0 views

people.missouristate.edu/...culture.htm

gang culture article

shared by isaac_wic on 21 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • isaac_wic on 21 Sep 15
     
    c: the paper was published in 2002, but due to its subject, its still relevant. the website at first seems a little suspicious but due to its URL having .edu and it being a university website (that I did a quick google search on, i trust its information. r: It explores the culture of gangs and gives a good intro to the topic. Little older than i would like but its still all very relevant. a: PHD mike carlie, a professor at a university. All checks out on google. a: all statements that aren't his have a reference, grammar is perfect. p: its to inform and isn't bias.
nickenepekides

Gangs remain active on West Island - Montreal - CBC News - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ctive-on-west-island-1.1159302

gangs montreal

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  • nickenepekides on 21 Sep 15
     
    C: Posted November 21 2012 R:It answers some questions I had but is not very detailed A: No author is shown, only CBC news which is a major news company however can be biased but is trusted. A:The grammar is perfect and it all seems to be true. P: The purpose is to inform
jonah-e

Chapter 08 - Deviance and Crime - 0 views

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shared by jonah-e on 03 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • xactly who has the power and authority to define the behavior as being normal or deviant.
  • education
  • religions,
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  • governments,
  • media
  • family
  • Durkheim argued that deviance, especially extreme forms are functional in that they challenge and offend the established norms in the larger collective conscience.
  • deviance reaffirms norms when the deviants are punished;
  • promotes solidarit
  • clear contrasting point of comparison
  • stimulates social change.
  • Extreme deviance does make us consider “normal” behavior on the personal and larger social level.
  • But, what if this distribution was not an indicat8ion of test scores, but rather the frequency of times potential roommates stole food from the private stashes of previous roommates? You’d clearly want a score closer to 0 than 80.
  • National studies indicate that less than 5 percent of the United States population considers itself to be exclusively homosexual.
  • s homosexuality deviant or normal?”
  • “Does that make it more or less common and therefore more or less deviant?” I ask.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      Think about the relationship of these two ideas: common (so mean) and normal (so deviant).
  • actor violates group norms but complies with the law, it is deviance.
  • how can something be deviant and normal at the same time?”
  • We rarely have total agreement on what’s normal
  • ethnocentrism tends to burn cross-cultural bridges
  • across time; across cultures, and from group to group.
  • shifting values.
  • Deviance varies between cultures because values vary between cultures.
  • ontributed to higher or lower levels of trust over time.
  • The point of this story is that in most social groups a beat down would be considered deviant. In a gang it’s very much normal. Yet, in this situation, not beating him down was deviant within his gang, yet a wise choice.
  • Absolutist Perspective claims that deviance resides in the very nature of an act and is wrong at all times and in all places.
  • Normative Perspective claims that deviance is only a violation of a specific group's or society's rules at a specific point in time
  • Reactive Perspective claims that behavior does not become deviant unless it is disapproved of by those in authority (laws
  • Stigma
  • deviance is a violation of a norm
  • Conformity
  • “random act of senseless kindness”
  • legal and normal
  • complies with group norms yet breaks the law, it’s called crime.
  • normal crime.
  • As mentioned, deviants and criminals make us reassess our values and make new rules and laws
  • crime is often found in every society
  • iolates norms and breaks the law, then it’s Deviant and Criminal behavior
  • Power Elite are the political, corporate, and military leaders of a society are uniquely positioned to commit Elite Crimes, or crimes of insider nature that typically are difficult to punish and have broad social consequences upon the masses.
  • issues of power and powerlessness. It’s about who has the power and how they attempt to force their values and rules upon those who don’t have it.
  • remember that Anomie is a state of social normlessness which occurs when our lives or society has vague norms)
  • disproportionately high level of non-whites who ended up among the 2006 1,570,861 incarcerated members of society
  • Labeling Theory claims
  • majority of US prisoners have been in prison before (perhaps 60-80%
  • Phrenology is an outdated scientific approach of studying the shape and characteristics of the skull.
  • White-Collar Crimes are crimes committed by persons of respectable and high social status committed in the course of their occupations.
  • Street Crimes are crimes
  • Organized Crime
  • Hate Crimes
  • Norm is a set of expected behaviors for a given role and social status.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      Do you agree with this definition?  Can you see what the consequences of this might be?
    • jonah-e
      jonah-e on 04 Dec 13
       
      yes. and the consequences might be that since you always excpect the excpected you will never excpect the unexcpected. 
  • Look at the diagram below.
  • Is a mean of 80 good or desirable?
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      Think of 80, or the mean, as the norm.  When you think of it this way, is it desirable?
  • That depends on what these scores represent.
  • Values also vary between groups
  • An absolutists would probably fall among the 1 in 4 who feel that abortion is always wrong, because it is an unacceptable act. A normative individual would consider the circumstances (rape, incest, diagnoses, or health of mother) while a reactive would consider the legality of abortion.
  • In every society when deviance is considered it is most often controlled.
  • Control is easier if attachments, commitment, involvement, and beliefs are stronger.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      The absence of this is called 'anomie' and signals the breakdown of a society. Sociologists would call this the loss of social cohesion.  
  • Attachments
  • Commitment
  • Involvement
  • Belief
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      Think of these four factors that favor control of deviance in terms of your school.  How does each one of these manifest itself in school life?  Are they effective in reducing deviant behaviour?
  • Negative Sanctions are punishments or negative reactions toward deviance. Positive Sanctions are rewards for conforming behavior
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      What type of sanctions, both positive and negative, do we see at WIC?
  • Table 5. Robert Merton’s Five Goal—Means Gap Coping Strategies*** 1.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 04 Dec 13
       
      Don't worry about this section.
nickenepekides

Drugs and Gangs Fast Facts - 0 views

www.justice.gov/...13157

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  • nickenepekides on 21 Sep 15
     
    C: July 1 2009 R: It does help answer some of my questions and thoughts. A: It is a government site(US) so no author is named however since it is a government site it can be trusted and has strong credentials. A: The statements are very true and not false, with no spelling errors. P: The purpose is to inform
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