CRMJ 415
Critical
Thinking Analysis (50 points)
Mental
Disorder and Social Control
TCOs: 1: Defining deviance,types of deviance
4: Criminal behavior
7: Physical characteristics (extends to mental disorders)
Case:Obsessed With
Trains
Note:Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are the most common
neurological disorders affecting children and are one of the most common
developmental disabilities in our society.ASDs change the way
the brain processes information and can affect all aspects of a person’s
development.Aspergerâs syndrome, often described as high-functioning autism, is
characterized by social awkwardness and behaviors perceived as eccentric by
normal standards, including obsessive interests that make people with the
disorder stick out in society.
In November 2006,the New York Times reported a story with
this headline: âMan Obsessed WithTrains Again Runs Afoul of the Law.âDaniel
McCollum, 41, who suffers from Aspergerâs syndrome, had already been arrested
many times over the previous 25 years for train-related offences, including
impersonating transit workers, taking busses and subway trains for joy rides,
tripping emergency brakes, entering subway control towers, and trying to steal
a Long Island Railway locomotive.
In June 2006, Mr.
McCollum was conditionally released from Sing Sing Prison, where he was serving
a term for burglary and forgery, to live with his parents in Winston-Salem,
NC.By November, he had grown bored with North Carolina and disappeared,
violating the terms of his parole.Authorities believed it was likely that he
would return to New York City, and the transit police were told to be on the
lookout for an imposter posing as a transit worker.
In August 2006,in
response to a plea from police asking companies to be watchful for purchases
that might be used in terrorist activities, a public safety equipment company
contacted the New York police to advise them that a man was trying to buy a
transit-style badge.The individual was identified as Mr. McCollum, whose purchase
attempt violated another condition of his parole.Three months later, the police
were able to reach him on his cell phone, convinced him to turn himself in, and
arrested him.
His latest offense is
for criminal impersonation; when police arrested him, he was in possession of
an official-looking transit authority ID badge, construction hat, and train
conductor manuals, which violated the terms of his parole for earlier
offences.When he appeared in court after his arrest, Mr. McCollum admitted that
he found trains irresistible, and even though he knew that the terms of his
parole prohibited him from any involvement with transit trains in New York, he
still had an overwhelming desire to be in a train yard or train.Advocates for
Mr. McCollum argue that the legal system failed him because he is different in
a way that is typically reflected in obsessive behavior.
Assignment:Analyze
this case using course concepts.Write an essay that contains answers to these
three questions: how deviance occurred, what kind(s) of deviance occurred, and
at least one theoretical perspective on social control that you think has good
explanatory power with respect to this case.
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If you use the text or external resources
remember to use APA citations in the body of your essay and in the
corresponding references section at the end of the essay.Reminder:You cannot
use Wikipedia or the websites of other universities.
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Create a Microsoft Word document, using
double-spacing, paragraphs, and subheadings for each component.
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There is no set length for your essay,
although 750 words or more will probably be needed to provide sound analysis.
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Carefully edit your essay for grammar and
spelling errors and for presentation style.
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