Week 3 Myths And Reality Of Crime

Myths and Reality of CrimeJessica ValentineSOC 305 Crime and SocietyProfessor Timothy KoesterFebruary 25, 2013Myths and Reality of CrimeAfter reading and discussing the required text for this class, a multitude of issues concerning the deficiencies of our criminal justice system have been presented. Prison overcrowding, the overrepresentation of minorities, and the efficiency of our prisons have created ongoing debates. Collica and Furst, explains these problems among the pages yet offers more coherent explanations and draws more realistic conclusions regarding these matters. In Crime & Society, the authors dispel the widespread myths that linger around the U.S. justice system. While it is difficult to determine what is a myth and what is reality within the criminal justice and juvenile justice system we as a society need to be able to determine in our own minds what is a crime and what is not a crime. Members of society define crime in a variety of ways, whether it is murder or stealing things from your company both of which are crimes but one more serious than the other, but should stealing things from your company be enough to get you locked up for theft?