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
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@lifsa19 I agree I find it interesting how in society once you get a label or a stereotype it is hard to break free of that and I think we still see bits and pieces of this in society today. It’s all based on perception and how people see other people because essentially perception is reality or what people believe to be reality. #so345
@greengrass67 I think we all do it to be honest an example can be driving. I’m assuming almost everyone speeds just a little bit and we have normalized this, however when people see a police car they automatically slow down to the speed limit or below. We are changing and adapting our behavior in front of the police as to not get in trouble. All in all I feel like we all do it regardless if it is intentional or not. #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
@beachgirl2025 I agree with this statement because out on the street with your adrenaline pumping instinct takes over and you react quickly. Sometimes you don't have time to think about what you learned and what the best strategy is you just have to trust yourself and what your superiors and instincts have taught you. It is different when you are just talking about scenarios, but when you are put into those situations your instincts take over and you have to trust them. #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
@jackrabbit2 I believe that we are all made to fear deviance because it differs us from society. However some acts of deviance aren’t harmful, they actually show people’s personality. For example people wear more colorful makeup or wear more bright pieces of clothing, these acts though seen as deviant are not harmful. These acts show people’s individuality and that is important because why would we want everyone to be the same. It is important for people to exercise their differences. #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
@lifsa19 it’s almost as if there is a certain trust that is built beforehand. When you have a base layer of trust that is how one is viewed in the eyes of society until you do something very public to break that trust. I think it’s just a sense of wanting to be trusting and think that people can do know wrong. #so345