1. What role does the police/corrections subculture play in fueling law enforcement misconduct? Defend your position. It is unreasonable to believe law enforcement misconduct does not exist; it has been ongoing since the creation of the law enforcement entity. This is due to the subculture created within the police and corrections units. A subculture is unwritten rules and guidelines referring to attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviors assisting the officers in survival. Survival refers to camaraderie
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Consequences of Popular Culture A Consequence can be defined as‚ Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition. In this matter we are referring to the consequences of Pop Culture towards violence. Violence in general has one meaning‚ an act of aggression. We will be examining three types of violence in our culture‚ Domestic violence‚ Youth violence‚ and of course Gun violence. We feel that all three of these types of violence have increased in today ’s society as
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Foundations of College Writing November 9‚ 2013 The Brotherhood: Ethnography of a Firefighter In Cultural Experience: Ethnography in Complex Society‚ the writer’s‚ McCurdy‚ Spradley‚ and Shandy use the term “microculture” and define it as a culture associated with groups that form for a variety of reasons‚ but do not consume every hour of the member’s time (McCurdy 15). We learn that a microculture has its own language‚ behaviors‚ and standards that are shared amongst the group. People can be
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Popular American Culture Culture has many different ranges to its definition; through many artifacts‚ music‚ religion and social habits can culture be defined. Popular culture like culture has many different ingredients such as music‚ movies‚ perspectives and ideas that individuals interact within their everyday lives. Popular American culture or pop culture has three major trends which are religion‚ social and political; these three has played a major role in the influence of individuals within
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Such Romanization of the Amish culture‚ indicates that the Amish subculture is some kind of ‘’idealistic society’’‚ where nothing bas ever happens. Even if unemployment is at a minimum‚ it’s a greater overstatement to argue that crimes within the Amish community are ‘’low‚ if not non-existent’’ (Kraybill‚ Donald B). When
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Introduction In this analysis I will cover the different aspects of sport subculture and what it means to be a recognizable member within a group. I will give examples of what it means to be a part of such subcultures. For example‚ shared ways of dressing‚ group status and credibility‚ as well as some of the groups norms and rituals. The specific group I will discuss will be my basketball team and the role I play within it. Because my team is at highly competitive level‚ our norms may be unlike
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Factors to Negative Youth Subculture and Preventing It 26 November 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Youth Needs Met In Subculture 3 Supporting Youth Before Negative Subculture Does 7 Conclusion 9 Introduction Youth subculture is a subculture by youths with distinct styles‚ behaviors and interests. It offers a particular culture to the youth who are looking for someone or some group that they can identify with. The characteristics of the youth subculture differs‚ it can be expressed
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contemporary youth culture‚ and how fashion and appearance are being used to communicate a certain identity. My main focus will be on trying to explain how they are characteristic for the post modern are and how they are distinct from “authentic” subcultures. Furthermore I will look into the central role consumption have in post modern youth cultures. When discussing these different ideas‚ I have chose to look into two contemporary youth cultures; the hipster and the clubbers. Fashion and appearance
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homosexuals (DPA‚ Hamburg‚ Germany. 13 March‚ 2012). Despite the kidnappings and killings of Emos‚ the Emo subculture is also becoming very popular in Baghdad‚ especially within the teenagers. “Fadiya‚ a 19-year-old university student‚ has suddenly changed her style of clothing and accessories to darker colours. The transformation began a month ago when she discovered the so-called emo subculture‚” (Newspaper Source Plus‚ 14 August‚ 2011). Not many people realize this rise in Emos though. There are
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The correctional subculture has various ethical questions pertaining to a correction officer and his duties. According to Thomson and Wadsworth (2005)‚ when an officer makes the decision to reprimand or write a disciplinary report‚ he is playing a role in the Criminal Justice System (p. 316). A disciplinary committee also has a dilemma because he‚ or she must decide on what punishment should accrue towards the offender. This may be a temporary loss of privileges‚ or he may have his sentence increased
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