Compare and contrast cultural deviance theory and differential association theory. Provide an example of each
What will be an ideal response?
Cultural deviance theory holds that delinquency is a result of youths' desire to conform to lower-class neighborhood cultural values that conflict with those of the larger society.
Differential association asserts that criminal behavior is learned primarily in interpersonal groups and that youths will become delinquent if definitions they learn in those groups that are favorable to violating the law exceed definitions favorable to obeying the law.
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In 2013, a 17-year-old white man named Jason is arrested for vandalism in an affluent neighborhood just east of Bloomington, Indiana. The victims include a 55-year-old man, his wife, and their children, ages 17 and 15. Jason slashed the tires on their car, spray-painted their house, and removed foliage from their garden. Given this information, answer the following questions.?At the sentencing
hearing, the judge recommends that the defendant be given the opportunity to apologize to the victims and the community and in return will have his jail sentence revoked if he returns the property to its prevandalized state and reimburses his victims for all nonrepairable property. This is an example of: A) ?rehabilitation. B) ?youth assistant programs. C) ?retribution. D) ?restoration. E) ?reformation.
How does the media representation of policing differ from reality? Name one movie or television show that accurately portrays the police?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
Rawls argued that people are not capable of rational, goal-oriented behavior.