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Tori Brown ch. 8

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deviance   behavior that violates significant social norms.  
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stigma   a mark of disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society.  
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criminologists   the social scientists who study criminal behavior.  
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strain theory   views deviance as the natural outgrowth of the values,norms,and structure of society.  
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anomie   the situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable.  
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control theory   explains deviance as a natural occurrence  
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cultural transmission theory   explains deviance as a learned behavior.  
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differential association   refers to the frequency and closeness of associations a person has with deviant and nondeviant individuals.  
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techniques of neutralization   suspending moral beliefs to commit deviant acts  
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labeling theory   focuses on how individuals come to be labeled as deviant.  
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primary deviance   noncomformity that goes undetermined by those in authority  
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secondary deviance   noncomformity that results in the individuals who commit acts of secondary deviance being labeled as deviant and accepting that label as true.  
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degradation ceremony   the proccess of labeling an individual as deviant.  
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Robert K. Merton   developed the strain theory  
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Richard Quinney   a conflict theorist says that the ruling classes label any behavior that threatens their power base as deviant  
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Travis Hirschi   a leading control theorist who believes that people develop strong social bonds in four ways  
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Edwin Sutherland   proposed the concept of differential association and suggested that the learning of deviant behavior occurs in primary groups  
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Edwin Lemert   labeling theorist who notes that all people commit deviant acts during their lives.  
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Howard Becker   suggests that this is because deviance has two types: primary and secondary  
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Harold Garfinkel   developed the theory about degradation ceremony.  
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crime   any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government.  
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terrorism   the threat or actual use of violence to achieve political goals.  
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white collar crime   crime that is commited by an individual or individuals of high social status in course of their professional lives  
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crime syndicate   large scale organization of professional criminals that controls some vice or business through violence or the threat of violence.  
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criminal justice system   the system of police, courts, and corrections.  
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police discretion   the power held by police officers to decide who is actually arrested.  
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racial profiling   the practice of assuming nonwhite Americans are more likely to commit crimes than white Americans  
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plea bargaining   process of legal negotiation that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence  
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corrections   sanctions such as imprisonment, parole, and probation used to punish criminals  
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recidivism   repeated criminal behavior  
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