C&D

SUMMERY AND CROSS-REFERENCING

REASONS WHY SOME DEVIANT ACTS ARE CRIMINAL


Not all deviant acts are considered to be criminal acts, but some are. Deviancy is defined by the people in the society, commonly the dominant culture. The dominant culture meaning the culture that is more populated in a society. When members of the subculture do something that they consider to be normal the members of the dominant culture might not. (Pg.4)

When a deviant act is considered to be to the excessive to the majority of the dominant culture they the population can be of the same opinion and have a law implemented against it.(Pg.4)

When a pressure group tries to ban a act for moral reasons and succeeds can make an act considered to be deviant.(Pg.4)


PATTERNS OF CRIME


The criminal acts that are most common are theft and burglary.
5% of reported crimes are assault. 1% is sexual offences, note that this is a percentage on the crimes reported and not of actual crimes, most women that...