Deviance

Biological explanations

•How would gang crimes ( drugs and shootings) be explained by Lombroso’s theory? By other biological theories?

•How can this theory be used to reduce gang crimes?

•How do we actually deal with gang crimes?

•Why would this decrease or increase the problem?

Differential association

•How would gang crimes ( drugs and shootings) be explained by Sutherland’s theory?

•How can this theory be used to reduce gang crimes?

•How do we actually deal with gang crimes?▫Why would this decrease or increase the

problem?

Strain theory

• How would gang crimes ( drugs and shootings) be explained by Merton’s theory theory?

• How can this theory be used to reduce gang crimes?

• How do we actually deal with gang crimes?

• Why would this decrease or increase the problem?

Differential opportunity theory

•How would gang crimes ( drugs and shootings) be explained by Cloward & Ohlin’s theory?

•How can this theory be used to reduce gang crimes?

•How do we actually deal with gang crimes?

•Why would this decrease or increase the problem?

Prisons

•What do we want prisons to do?•Protect society•Retribution•Deterrence•Rehabilitation•How well do prisons accomplish what we

want them to do?•What is a better way?

▫Less expensive way?

Prison Weapons

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rOwzwnXGXg&feature=PlayList&p=17011169B863D4A1&index=0&playnext=1

Victimless crimes

•What are victimless crimes?•Prostitution•Drugs•Gambling•Why are these considered crimes?•What would be the effect of legalizing

these activities?

Prison statistics

•http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/prisons.htm