Assignment: Deviant Behavior

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Description

Prompt:

By this point in the course you should have acquired an understanding of the sociological bases of deviant behavior. The paper gives you an opportunity to demonstrate this understanding.

• APA style formatting is required. The body of the paper must include citations according to the APA style format, and these sources should be included in your reference page. Every assignment should contain at least two references.

Learning Objective

By submitting this assignment, students will be able to apply one or more of the theoretical perspectives on deviance to one of the following topics:

Exotic dancers

Deviance in the military

Drug user/addicts

Young offenders

Prostitution

White-collar criminals

School cheaters

Organized crime

Terrorists

Police deviance

Why?

1) Describe why the behavior is considered deviant.

2) How do these deviants view their own behavior? For example, do they regard their deviance as a one-time aberration or see it as a deviant career? Justify your answer.

3) In your view, what impacts (both positive and negative) does the deviant

behavior have on society?

4) In what ways has society responded or reacted to the deviance?

5) Provide an analysis of the deviant behavior from the perspective of ONE OR MORE of the sociological theories on deviance set out in the text and discussed in lectures.

Format Requirements

• Length: Approximately 500-700 words, and should be very specific about the terms and concepts mentioned in your book.

• Font: 12 point Times New Roman or comparable

• Citation Style: APA, a minimum of two sources is required (in-text citation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. AND a list of references (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

• Document format: PDF

• Link to Textbook for in-text Citation: https://cnx.org/contents/AgQDEnLI@6.14:TrIRM88K@3/...

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Running Head: POLICE DEVIANCE

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Police Deviance
Name
Institutional Affiliation

POLICE DEVIANCE

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Deviant behavior among the police is quite broad and complex. Officers become deviant
within their lines of duty. Others choose to be deviant for personal gain. However, police are
expected to be enforcers of the law and not participate in misconduct in any way. Deviance in the
police is both good and bad to the society.
Cases have been reported many times of police using excessive force on the lower class
citizen. Police brutality, corruption, police shakedowns and police perjury are among the most
common deviant behaviors in the police force. The society views police as a tool to ensure order
and peaceful co-existence; therefore, the police are expected to be w...


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