Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

A woman in a hairnet and gloves separating marijuana plant leaves that are hanging upside down drying.
Figure 7.1 As public opinion and laws around cannabis change in the United States, is the substance an illegal drug, a medicine, or a legal recreational substance? Does the way we define cannabis depend on what city or state we are in, or is there a broader consensus about the role of cannabis in everyday life?

Contents of This Chapter:

  1. Chapter Learning Objectives and Overview
    1. Learning Objectives
    2. Overview
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Learning Objectives and Overview
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  2. Deviance and Social Control
    1. Crime versus Deviance
    2. The Social Construction of Deviance
    3. Sanctions and Social Control
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Deviance and Social Control
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  3. Classical Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Crime
    1. Durkheim and Functionalism
    2. Social Disorganization Theory
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Classical Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Crime
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  4. Modern Theories of Deviance
    1. Robert Merton’s Functionalist Strain Theory: Rethinking Durkheim
    2. William Julius Wilson and Conflict Theory: Rethinking the Role of Neighborhoods
    3. Michele Foucault: Discipline and Punishment Theory
    4. Lemert’s Symbolic Interactionist Labeling Theory
    5. Sykes and Matza’s Techniques of Neutralization
    6. Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory
    7. Feminist Theories of Deviance and Crime
    8. Activity: Applying Theories of Deviance to Public Events
    9. Licenses and Attributions for Modern Theories of Deviance
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  5. Race, Identity, and the Criminal Justice System
    1. Policing and Race
    2. Licenses and Attributions for Race, Identity, and the Criminal Justice System
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  6. Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow
    1. Activity: Detention and Incarceration of Immigrants
    2. Intersectionality of Criminal Justice Issues
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow
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  7. Cross-Cultural Comparisons
    1. Policing and Prison in Nordic Countries
    2. Decriminalization of Drugs
    3. Roots of Restorative Justice
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Cross-Cultural Comparisons
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  8. Conclusion
    1. Review of Learning Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Discussion Questions
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Conclusion
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  9. Chapter References

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