I thought it was interesting that there were incentives to keep prisons full. Financially it benefited people and prisons to keep them full especially with private prisons which were more put in place based on finances and what it would do for the economy. Keeping prisons full I feel like puts pressure on society because if you do one thing wrong there is a reason to put you in prison and others then have incentives to turn others in and report more crimes. #so345

I found it interesting that when they over policed skid row they made it a point to arrest people for everything. They arrested people for minor offenses that are almost normalized today such as jaywalking and sitting on the sidewalk. It kind of shows that if you over police an area it is almost as if the officers get bored and they start arresting people for very very minor offenses. #so345

In the Hunt article it is interesting that what you learn at the police academy is different than what you learn on the street. In the academy you are taught expectations and by the book ways to go about policing. When you are on the street and get into certain situations people are more likely to act on instinct and what their superiors are telling them to do. In high stress scenarios it is harder to take a look at what you learned in the classroom and easier to listen for instruction. #so345

I agree that banning makes deviance worse. Taking something away makes it more desired so people are more likely to become more deviant to access the banned substance or idea. I think a lot of the strategies to redefine deviance could backfire because it’s just an instance where you can’t make everyone happy so you have to make the most people happy. There are also a lot of ways the strategies could go wrong by making deviance more desired. #so345

This reading just shows how one small act of deviance can turn into a pattern and a habit. You can always say it’s going to be a one time thing but then it keeps repeating until that deviance is just a part of your life. #so345

In chapter 7 it explains that even though some people may do deviant things occasionally it doesn't necessarily mean they have a deviant identity. For instance if a person were to drink occasionally in social settings that does not make them an alcoholic. This makes me realize that people go through hard times and occasionally do deviant things but that does not define them since it isn't constant. Meaning we should give people more grace. #so345

I found it interesting in the Stanford Prison Experiment how when people just got a taste of authority they took it and ran with it. It was a clear struggle of power and it shows that deviance doesn't just come from those that are poor and grew up in a bad environment. It can also come from authority figures and people with a false authority. #so345

I found it interesting that many people in the Milgram obedience experiment were so quick and eager to harm others. They knew that they were hurting them sometimes and yet they still continued. It just shows the influence and power that experimenters and authority figures in the experiment have over people. It clouds their judgement. #so345

Do you think people in subcultures like friend groups put into place certain social norms for the group in order to kick out people they know won't conform? #so345

Chapter 5 reminded me that we see deviance all the time in our every day life even when we don't realize that it is deviance. We create deviance as well, by as a subculture creating social norms for our friend group such as partying especially as college students. I also didn't realize how common it was for people to be cut out of the friend group for not conforming to these norms without specific reason. It is crazy to think that this happens all the time in our everyday life. #so345