Émile Durkheim discussed the idea of collective conscience. Explain what this is in relation to individuals in a society as well as the two (2) different types of societies also discussed by Durkheim. How is crime affected by the strength of the collective conscience in a community, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Collective conscience is the extent to which people in a society share similarities or likenesses; the stronger the collective conscience, the less crime in that community. Mechanical societies are rather primitive with a simple distribution of labor and thus a high level of agreement regarding social norms and rules because nearly everyone is engaged in the same roles. Organic societies are societies that have a high division of labor and thus a low level of agreement about societal norms, largely because everyone has such different roles in society.
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a. Highly developed criminal skills b. Alliances with other professional criminals d. Shared values and professional pride with criminal associates
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Weeks v. United States applies to evidence obtained improperly in ______________ court cases
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