1. Unit 1 – Crime and Punishment
Criminals

2. What is “Crime”?
Crime is defined as a wrong against society proclaimed by law and, if committed under certain circumstances, punishable by society.
Why?
Who created crimes?

3. What is “Crime”?
Society is not static – it evolves and changes, and its concept of criminality evolves and changes as well.
How does society change?
What used to be legal, but is now a crime?
What used to be a crime, but is now legal?

4. Society – The Problem and Theory
Consensus Model: assumes that as people gather together to form a society, its members will naturally come to a basic agreement with regard to shared norms and values.
Conflict model: different segments – separated by social class, income, age, and race – are engaged in a constant struggle with each other for control of society.
Is this true? Do you observe it at all? Where?

5. Crime vs. Deviance
Deviance is a behavior that does not conform to the norms of a given community or society.
Deviant acts that may be found in society that are not illegal. Such as?
Deviant acts can become crimes: examples?
Not all crimes are deviant. Examples?

6. Exit Slip What crime do you think should be legal and why?
What action should be illegal and why?