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Details Title: deviance & social control Description: key words from ch. 8 Total Flash Cards: 23 Created: 11/28/2006 16:06:44	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term deviance Definition bahavior that violates significant social norms Term stigma Definition a mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society Term criminologists Definition social scientists who study criminal behavior Term strain theory Definition views deviance as the natural outgrowth of the values,norms, and structure of a society Term anomie Definition the situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable Term control theory Definition deviance is a natural occurence; conformity Term cultural transmission theory Definition deviance is a learned behavior through interaction with others Term differential association Definition concept that refers to the frequency and closeness of associations a person has with deviant and nondeviant individuals Term techniques of neutralization Definition techniques learned through the process of social interaction, act as a block on the controls that discourage deviant behavior Term labeling theory Definition focuses on how individuals come to be identified as deviant Term primary deviance Definition nonconformity that goes undetected by those in authority Term secondary deviance Definition results in the individual being labeled as deviant and accepting the label as true Term degradation ceremony Definition the process of labeling an individual - public setting (trial) where the individual is denounced, found guilty and given the new identity of deviant Term crime Definition any act that is labeled as such by those of authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government Term terrorism Definition the threat or actual use of violence to achieve political goals Term white-collar crime Definition offenses committed by individuals of high social status in the course of their professional lives Term crime syndicate Definition a large-scale organization of professional criminals that controls some vice or business through violence or the threat of violence Term criminal justice system Definition crimes fall under the jurisdiction of this system after they have been reported; police, courts & corrections Term police discretion Definition the police's power to determine who is actually arrested Term racial profiling Definition assuming that nonwhite americans are more likely to commit crime than white americans Term plea bargaining Definition the process of legal negotiation that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence Term corrections Definition sanctions - such as imprisonment, parole & probation Term recidivism Definition repeated criminal behavior