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Explore the concepts of relative deviance, operationalizing deviance, and Hagan's Evaluative Framework to assess the seriousness of societal behaviors. Understand the differences between absolute and relative deviance, societal and situational deviance, and culpable and non-culpable deviance.
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Crime & Deviancy Lesson 2
What did we learn last time? • The difference between absolute & relative deviance • The difference between societal and situational deviance • The difference between culpable and non culpable deviance
To operationalise means… • To make something measurable. • Now that you know what is meant by relative deviance, how easy is it to operationalise deviance?
What is Hagan`s Evaluative framework? • 1. The degree of agreement about the wrongfulness of the act • 2. The societal evaluation of the harm inflicted by the act • 3. The degree of severity of the social response to the act Using this framework how serious are the following: Bunking off lessons Armed robbery with a replica gun Armed robbery with a real gun Heroin use Drunk driving