CRJ-322 - CRIMINAL MIND CASE STUDY 1

DEVIANT BEHAVIORS
CASE STUDY ONE

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Deviant Behaviors
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Idonia K. Barrett
CRJ322
Online Summer 2017
July 10, 2017
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One of the continuous questions in today’s society and the future is how social norms affect society and the populace. Norms are exogenous variables that portray how and why structuralized societal behavior can be advanced and changed. As with the effect of norms that interchange play between moral, social and legal are blurred and sometimes have no delineation between the three.
In consequence, most norms are perceivably viewed and adhered to as standards of society which are obeyed and viewed as a normalcy in everyday society. Further norms are equated to behavioral acts that fulfill the concepts of socialization, social identity, rational choice, self-fulfilling expectations, evolution and acceptable conduct. Also, norms are systematic to behavior as grammar is to the English language. Conditional behavior is fidelity to conformity, socialization, social identity and rational choice as well as how normative beliefs affect behavior.
Further norms are used as restrictive to control behavior, maintain social order, elicit conformity and reflect a correlation between beliefs and behavior. Socialization as a parallel and complement to norms help facilitate a choice between the variables as referenced correct behavior and behavior that is undesirable. Internalized is the process where a psychological need to conform is a set of shared norm. Therefore, acts of deviancy come as a participator against norms and socialization standards and result in deviant behavior.
Even when the act of deviancy occurs it is still an act against internalized norms and therefore a conflictual state against the prevalent status of what behavior is expected as well as choices to be made. The level of norms has the ability to change as views change, concepts of

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what is good and what is bad for the people and country and its portrayal of the true self. Actively, social norms are conditional with compliance as a set expectation but with the possibility of being altered as per se for the good of all. Therefore, once norms or social norms are established adherence is expected and acts as a social control to prevent deviancy or perceived views of deviant behavior. As a fidelity to society social control acts as a structural guideline to assist in the continuance of good for the populace and the acts of good for the populace.
When active acts of deviance occur the eroding of self and structure descend to the levels of primal, feral and terroritorial. Because of this active regard to legal sanctions become increasingly voided with summarily disregard for the equality of one much less the many. When the affective states reveal that criminal is norm then the active social control is naught but theory with defiance towards the true law of land and man and deviance allocated to understanding human behavior.
Consequently, the control theories are eroded and any behavior becomes a blasé normalcy and conformity to norms and value of society a heretic. As the level of values and norms descend to immorality thus the regard of respect veers in another direction and becomes primal and animalistic and precipitates aggression and uncontrolled acts without regard for law, order and possible acts of emulation or respect for the dominant race. Therefore, as acts of disregard are done without contemplation of possible self-harm so does the allowance open the gate for deviancy, violence, murder, and increased criminality.
In regards to socialization and nature and nurturing this becomes a point where a deviation occurs when emulation of the dominant classes reflect deviance of expected conduct
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therefore it is followed as true right and expectancy to follow whether by temptation, peers, idols or influenced by other people and factors. As social control is usually viewed in a perspective macro-social view this overall peering is minutely hampered but is enhanced by a micro-social perspective with analysis to determine patterns of irregularity and erosion of informal and formal sanctions.
Further the previously held thought of low self-control as held to be perceived as reserved for those of illiteracy, impoverished, unlearned and untaught is now being geared toward equivancy to those of high self-control which makes a mockery of social bonds, strain theories and the differential association by the nature of the act of deliberate deviancy. As with the act of deliberate deviancy this includes the act of criminal acts, conspiracy and defiance of the legal structure in its entirety and nullified acts of socialization (brainwashing).
Also, at the micro-level then macro-level, informal social control can be used by disapproving communication either by gossip or as a result of recordings which spirals upward and outward to influence condemnation or active conformation to standards supposedly adhered to by all. But what occurs at the base is a precipitator to not uphold either informal or formal sanctions and view gossip as a mechanism of social control whether for the good or bad which in turns places informal constrictions or effective negative social control that can be viewed as unethical behavior or a pro-social preventer.
When behavior is exposed to the media as a trumpeter to underline supposed wrongs it can be viewed as egregious behavior being flashed through the news and media. In its effects gossip causes social adhesion and can cause negative connotations either by establishing newly created norms or erasing and eradicating safe, structuralized norms by diverting to acts of
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criminal and deviance. Lastly, gossip is not always perceived as a negative but as a possible manipulation tool or facilitator to correct a social dilemma generated by tension, individualism and norms (For example, change from old ways to new ways.).
In the case of Donald Sterling, American Businessman and attorney who previously owned the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball franchise of National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014. In April of 2014, Mr. Sterling was banned for life from the NBA and fined 2.5 Million by formal sanction after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public.
In regard to Donald Sterling’s loss of ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers the effective use of social control is not a factor in the loss of control. Although the level of punishment and fines are a corrective measure as well as a level of negative reinforcement but the level of social control is not a primary factor but a complementary state to adhere to order and restraint. In a perspective view, the compiled action was to save the team, the efforts that Donald Sterling did to push the team to its level of competiveness and rank in the professional field.
Further due to the possibility of labeling, separation was deemed as an effort to salvage the reputation and not lose the rank established, sponsors or his historical gifts to the team. His “baby” still exists because of his foresight and shrewdness. Next, the conversation that was leaked by TMZ Sports and Deadspin, on differing occasions in 2014, to the media which contained a personal message from Donald Sterling to V. Stiviano, mistress, (given name Maria Vanessa Perez) that referred to Black people (and his wish for her not to broadcast that she was associating with Black people because it bothered him, that she can sleep with {Black people}, she can bring them in, she can do whatever she wants, but he requested her to not bring them to
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his games). Per se this conversation is not reduced to the level of degradation or inflammatory slurs or slander, it is a personal conversation that was disclosed illegally (due to the right of both parties of privacy and confidentiality). Although publicized, the active fine and formal sanction can still be questioned and challenged.
Therefore, since formal social control authority lies within legislative forces that establish societal guidelines then the act of law and policies were eroded in this challenge of ownership and is more of a display of manipulation, behavior expectation to activate informal social control (incite gossip, hidden prejudice and hate) and act of power. As far as social norms for men of Sterling’s age the use of derogatory language when discussing a member of another race is not a parallel behaviorism, trait that leads to bigotry or is a factor that supports an alignment of profane or derogatory language aimed at another race.
Social norms are geared mostly toward socialization and conditioning where behavior is taught, repeated and instilled to be embedded and internalized. Living in a society that is based on oppression and suppression of races the social norms does not adequately explain or support a theory that men of Sterling’s age has a propensity to be viewed as a bigot or attacker of other races due to age or can be seen exclusively as deviant behavior in a seemingly “politically correct” society that spirals continuously with attacks on Blacks, Latinos, and other races.
For example, a “politically correct” society would never infringe upon the rights of Black people or the rights to an education, health care of any right that contends as an inhibitor to life and procreation. As with the course of politics is the course of legitimacy and correctness of law and land. Therefore, comes the question of what is a “politically correct” society when all rights are stripped and an informal sanction or warning should have been sufficient but due to exterior
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pressure the “politically correct” society became the piranha and allowed ownership to be taken by utilizing a formal sanction. Ironic is the viewpoint that as described marginalizing or insulting of groups of people who are disadvantaged, discriminated against is seen as a depiction by the dominant sex or race and as fidelity by implication the enforcing of these sanctions are excessive and in turn victimization. The true context reveals a disparity in the application and enforcing of political correctness in the non-consistent pattern of hidden prejudice, malice and bigotry whether in the same race or dissimilar race.
Consequently, a “political correct” society would have levied a fine not total exclusion from viewing or not being allowed to retain his designated seat at the Los Angeles Clippers game, or banning from life from the NBA. Informal sanctions pertain to norms, taboos and standards and should be enough to halt certain behavior by threat of fine or certain restrictions that would be levied and made to be accounted.
But in this case a formal sanction was imposed on Donald Sterling for his comments which were gained illegally. The purpose of the fine and ostracism was to separate the team (Los Angeles Clippers) from him and adverse publicity, retain the sponsors, and goodwill of the team and continuance.





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