Discuss Wolfgang and Ferracuti's "subcultures of violence" theory, and apply their conceptual framework to discussion of the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan in the Southern states.
What will be an ideal response?
• Members of some groups are more likely to rely on violence. As they suggest, “Quick resort to physical combat as a measure of daring, courage, or defense of status appears to be a cultural expectation. . . . When such a cultural response is elicited from an individual engaged in social interplay with others who harbor the same response mechanism, physical assaults, altercations, and violent domestic quarrels that result in homicide are likely to be relatively common.
• It is also characterized as being a culture of honor since violence has been found to be an acceptable response to incidents when one has been disrespected or dishonored in some way.
• Violence is something embedded in the values and attitudes of a particular group.
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What will be an ideal response?
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In which amendment did the U.S. Supreme Court incorporate the exclusionary rule to the states?
A) Fourth Amendment B) Fourteenth Amendment C) First Amendment D) None of the above
Standing to invoke the exclusionary rule requires that:
a. the defendant be harmed by the introduction of the evidence. b. the defendant was the target of the search for evidence. c. the defendant's personal right to privacy was violated. d. there was a trespass upon the defendant's property rights.