1. Some criminologists believe that the threat of punishment is sufficient to control crime. Are there other forms of social control? Aside from the threat of legal punishments, what else controls your own behavior?
2. Would it be ethical for a criminologist to observe a teenage gang by “hanging” with them, drinking alcohol with underage minors, and watching as they steal cars? Should the criminologist report that behavior to the police?
3. Can you identify behaviors that are deviant but not criminal? What about crimes that are illegal but not deviant?