Showing posts with label Deviance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deviance. Show all posts

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Power Points: Deviance

Crime: What is More Harmful to Society- Street or Corporate?


Street Crime consists of petty crime: theft, violent crime, damage to property, etc.

Corporate crime is  committed either by a corporation or by individuals acting on behalf of a corporation or other business entity. It can consist of:
§  white-collar crime
§  organized crime
§  state-corporate crime

Which type of crime do you think is more harmful to society? Why? 

Now, after thinking about the two types of crime, take a look at this article:


Discussion Questions: After reading this article, has your opinion changed? Do you agree with the article? Why or why not?

Thug Life in DC

Below is the first video that we watched in class. You can watch the rest of the documentary on Youtube