Outline Chapter 8

David Mejia
Nick McGregor

Violence has been traced back to urban life. There is more crime being created and found in urban areas, where large cities are located. The US consists of many large scattered cities. In each large city there are high crime rates. Countries like Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, their rates are much lower. Large portions of these countries are not habited by people; the cold north of Canada and the rugged out back of Australia.

Reasons
- Capitalism (Conflict perpective)
- Greed for more. (functionalist perspective) Is it ok to be greedy to the point of violence?
- More money. (Conflict)
- Bills are too expensive. (Conflict)
- Lower class constantly put down. (Conflict perspective)

Added by Mr. Cotto from Chapter 8

cultural transmission theory(people learn violent behavior)
labeling theory(people are viewed as deviant and violent, then play out that role)
routine activities theory(there are a large number of perpetrators and victims that view violence as a part of society)