Concepts, Concepts, Concepts
This concept refers to the emotions that result from strain.
What are negative affect states?
"The road was icy, and I lost control of the car. It wasn't my fault!"
What is denial of responsibility?
Who is Travis Hirschi?
Committing a crime is a violation of this type of law.
What is criminal law?
In Massachusetts, it is illegal to dance to this popular song.
What is the star spangled banner?
In the anomie tradition, this concept refers to the economic organization of society.
What is structure?
"Well, maybe the city should require people to put their mailboxes further from the road. There are people driving here you know."
What is condemning the condemners?
They are known for their techniques of neutralization.
Who are Gresham Sykes and David Matza?
This type of policy requires anyone who commits a certain crime to serve the same baseline punishment, regardless of the circumstances.
What is a mandatory minimum?
In Georgia, if you are taking this animal for a walk, it is illegal to tie them to a streetlamp or telephone pole.
What is a giraffe?
This concept refers to one's level of engagement with an institution.
What is involvement?
"They literally have 3 mailboxes. What is 1 less?"
What is denial of victim?
He coined the term White Collar Crime.
Who is Edwin Sutherland?
These types of laws mandate a 25 year sentence for anyone convicted of three felonies.
What are three strikes laws?
In Hawaii, it is illegal to put these small items in your ears.
What are coins?
According to Learning Theory, this concept refers to one's attitudes toward the law.
What is definitions?
"There was a dog in the road. You expect me not to swerve and risk killing an innocent animal?"
What is appeal to a higher authority?
They are the authors of Institutional Anomie Theory.
Who are Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld?
This form of policy requires incarcerated people to serve the majority of their sentence (usually up to 85%).
What is truth in sentencing?
In Connecticut, it is illegal to sell this food item if it doesn't bounce.
What is a pickle?
This concept refers to a person who rejects societal goals but accepts the means.
What is ritualism?
"What are you going to do? Call the ambulance to resuscitate a mailbox?"
What is denial of injury?
They came up with the Pyrrhic Defeat Theory.
Who are Jeffrey Reiman and Paul Leighton?
Although crack and powder cocaine induce the same physiological effects, lawmakers, during the War on Drugs, made sentencing this many times harsher for possessing crack.
What is 100 times?
In Florida, unmarried women are expressly prohibited from engaging in this adrenaline induced activity on Sundays.
What is parachuting?