Chapter+07-+Deviance

__ Deviance __ - the recognized violation of cultural norms -Charlie knows he uses women, and many of the women Charlie sleep with seem to know he is using them, but it doesn’t seem to make any difference at all. __ Criminal justice system __ - the organizations-police, courts, and prison officials-that respond to alleged violations of the law -One of the women Charlie dated was a judge. She wouldn’t return any of his phone calls so he got arrested just so he could be taken to court to see her. __ Stigma __ - a powerfully negative label that greatly changes a person’s self-concept and social identity -Charlie is labeled as a womanizer and a drinker by his brother and by woman and he changes for a little time until something happens between him and the woman who he is trying to look good for and then he just goes back to his same old ways.

__ Crime: __ the violation of a society’s formally enacted criminal law - Charlie is often seen soliciting women at the local bar he spends a good portion of his time at. One day he flirts with the wrong lady and he is arrested for solicitation. __ Crimes against property: __ crimes that involve theft of money or property belonging to others; also known as property crimes - Alan thinks that stealing the door mat and taking it back to Charlie’s is a good way to get payback against his wife for the divorce. __ Rehabilitation: __ a program for reforming the offender to prevent later offenses - Charlie’s maid, Berta, gets sick of cleaning his bed sheets, so she forces him into going to a sex addicts class to see if he can break his bad habit of one night stands. 