Crime and Deviance Lesson 1 vocabulary

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  1. 7. deviance the process that occurs when a person who has been labeled a deviant accepts that new identity and continues that deviant behavior
  2. 9. any behavior, belief, or condition that violates significant social norms in the society or group in which it occurs
  3. 10. association theory the proposition that people have greater tendency to deviate from societal norms when they frequently associate with persons who are more favorable towards deviance than conformity
  4. 11. theory the proposition that people feel strain when they are exposed to cultural goals that they are unable to obtain because they do not have access to culturally approved means of achieving those goals
  5. 13. the systematic study of crime and the criminal justice system, including the police, courts, and prisons
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  1. 1. delinquency a violation of law or the commission of a status offense by young people
  2. 2. choice theory of deviance the proposition that deviant behavior occurs when a person weighs the cost and benefits of nonconventional or criminal behavior and determines that the benefits will outweigh the risks involved in such actions
  3. 3. control systematic practices that social groups develop in order to encourage conformity to norms, rules, and laws to discourage deviance
  4. 4. deviance deviance that occurs when a person who has been labeled a deviant seeks to normalize the behavior by relabeling it as nondeviant
  5. 5. opportunity structures circumstances that provide an opportunity for people to acquire through illegitimate activities what they cannot achieve through legitimate channels
  6. 6. theory the proposition that deviance is a socially constructed process in which social control agencies designate certain people as deviants and they, in turn, come to accept the label placed upon them and begin to act accordingly
  7. 7. bond theory the proposition that the probability of deviant behavior increases when a person's ties to society are weakened or broken
  8. 8. behavior that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail terms, and/ or negative sanctions
  9. 12. deviance the initial act of rule breaking