Conflict Among Deviants

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Conflict Among Deviants

• In a conflict deviant act, the perpetrator forces
  the interaction on an unwilling other, or an act
  that began with cooperation turns with one party
  enforcing their will over the other.
• The core of the interaction is hostility.

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Acts of Conflict

• These acts can be carried out through secrecy,
  trickery, or physical force.
• Part of the interaction between the perpetrator
  and the victim is not only controlling the
  situation to achieve their ends, but to control
  the victims perception of what is going on.

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Basics of Conflict

• Almost all conflict acts end up with one person
  or group taking something from the other (goods
  or services) against their will.
• Kidnapping, blackmail, fraud, arson, assault,
  rape, murder, molestation, bullying, etc.
• What are some other types of conflict acts?

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Victims Rights?

• When we are dealing with deviant groups or
  individuals, what recourse does the victim
  have?
• Most of the victims in these types of conflict
  situations cannot go to the police or seek out
  other legitimate sources of help.

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The Brotherhood as an Example of Conflict

• The text talks about how rapes that happen in
  fraternity houses or functions are examples of
  brothers using these types of methods to commit
  the act, but also talks about the structure of
  the fraternity social life contributes to the
  perpetration of rape.
• Fraternities are built around the concern with
  masculinity.

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The Structure of the Brotherhood

• Members
• Almost all have the same common denominator of
  social commonness.
• They try to avoid those individuals that they
  would deem as lowering the frats reputation.
• The norms of pledgeships
• Induction rituals and rites of passage
• Norms and dynamics of brotherhood
• Quasi-family relationships, obligations and
  expectations

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Practices of the brotherhood

• Loyalty, group protection, and secrecy gangs,
  Mafia, brotherhood of Thieves, molestation,
  blackmail.
• Alcohol as a weapon part of every function
  assault, murder, Kidnapping, arson, blackmail.
• Violence and physical force theft, armed
  robbery, bullying
• Competition and superiority white collar crime,
  bullying.

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How fraternities commodify women (Little sisters)

• Women as bait similar to the shill.
  (prostitutes-pimps/johns)
• Women as servers outlaw bikers
• Women as sexual prey street robbers,
  kidnappers, molestation, blackmail
• Brings up the question, is there a hierarchy of
  traits associated with particular crimes and
  deviant acts? (masculinity)