tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:47:53 +0000Foreclosure FraudDemographyMarxThe SyndicateThe ConstitutionPolitical SociologyFBI/UCRThe Pharma SolutionDeath PenaltyGang DelinquencyCorrectionsBereavementWar on DrugsQotDCyber CultureWrongful ConvictionsConflict TheoryLGBT IssuesWar on DrinkingSociological PerspectiveObituariesBoot CampsCollectivhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife BehaviorMedia Coverage of CrimeFrontlineDurkheimSociology of HumorStratificationSentencingProbation/ParoleLahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifw EnforcementWar on ImmigrantsJuvenile DelinquencyCrime as Political CapitalBig PharmaWar on PoorImmigrationSociology of GenderCivil DisobedienceThe PresidencyEvolutionThe 6th AmendmentCrime PreventionCommunity CorrectionsEducationAthensEconomic SociologySuicide'12 Presidential Race'08 Presidential RaceSociology of StupidityFaith-Based PrisonsCriminological TheoryMedicalization of DevianceAging IssuesGuns and ViolenceUGA CommunityPunishmentCollective BehaviorSociology of the FamilyWar on CrimeThe 4th AmendmentBig MediaLas VegasHomelessness and CrimeAcademeCycles of GenerationsTechnocorrectionsO.J. (again)Sociology of EntertainmentSocial-PsychologyThe Porn IndustryPsychiatric-Industrial ComplexReligionBeauty and Body ImageSmoke BreakInterrogationHousekeepingDon't Mess With TexasAdministrative SegregationRobberyInvisible PunishmentsModern ProhibitionSCOTUSSubstance-Abuse CounselingSurveillanceCultureIn The NewsLaw EnforcementSociology of HealthYouTubePrivatization PaeansScienceStandardized Testing Gone WildMoral PanicsWar on TerrorIRSCrimesRacial IssuesBloggingCorrectional-Industrial ComplexWhite-Collar CrimeRehabilitationMilitary CultureBureaucracySportsCrime RatesBooksSocial Process and Social Facts in 21st Century Societyhttp://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)Blogger664125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-6491770100377412981Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:28:00 +00002012-01-26T10:47:53.383-08:00The SyndicateWhite-Collar Crime'12 Presidential RaceForeclosure FraudMatt Taibbi: Mortgage and Securitization Fraud Investigation Gathers Steam:There is a lot to digest in a recent series of events on the Prosecuting Wall Street front – the two biggest being Barack Obama’s decision to make New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the co-chair of a committee to investigate mortgage and securitization fraud, and the numerous rumors and leaks about an impending http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/occupy-or-prosecute-wall-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-4203546861699095878Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:41:00 +00002012-01-25T10:01:04.319-08:00The Pharma SolutionMedicalization of DevianceBig PharmaPsychiatric-Industrial ComplexGrief Could Now be Classified as Mental Illness:When does a broken heart become a diagnosis? In a bitter skirmish over the definition of depression, a new report contends that a proposed change to the diagnosis would characterize grieving as a disorder and greatly increase the number of people treated for it.Or to put it another way, no one would ever be able to grieve properly again. By http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/more-insanity-from-apa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-5042176866098278619Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:12:00 +00002012-01-20T09:41:34.635-08:00Medicalization of DevianceBig PharmaPsychiatric-Industrial ComplexTwenty Percent of U.S. Adult Population Now Mentally Ill:About 20 percent of American adults suffer some sort of mental illness each year, and about 5 percent experience a serious disorder that disrupts work, family or social life, according to a government report released Thursday.Mental illness is most prevalent in women, young adults, the unemployed and people with low incomes. Drug and http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/biomedical-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-6883010520152186853Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:45:00 +00002012-01-16T14:56:08.317-08:00HousekeepingStratificationAcademeRacial IssuesOn this MLK, Jr. Day, when we remember King's admonition "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence," you should check out the documentary "The Philosopher Kings" (trailer below, watch the documentary online on Hulu).It's about the custodians who work take care of our multimillion dollar colleges and universities, and is a http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/philosopher-kings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-8962424203585518078Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +00002012-01-14T09:15:09.190-08:00SportsReligionCollective BehaviorHe's a Quarterback, A Winner, A TV Draw, and a Verb:When the Patriots meet the Denver Broncos in a divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium, Brady will not be the most riveting athlete on the field; he won’t even be the most riveting quarterback. That honor will belong to a young Bronco named Tim Tebow. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. Tebow, 24, is the quarterback question mark; he’d http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/saturday-night-lights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-6288786488778641284Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +00002012-01-12T10:27:05.282-08:00Conflict TheoryEconomic SociologyStratificationSociological PerspectiveWhite-Collar Crime'12 Presidential RaceMore See Conflict Between Rich and Poor:Conflict between rich and poor now eclipses racial strain and friction between immigrants and the native-born as the greatest source of tension in American society, according to a survey released Wednesday. About two-thirds of Americans now believe there are “strong conflicts” between rich and poor in the United States, a survey by the Pew Researchhttp://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/class-conflict-101.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-3457047568066376833Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:04:00 +00002012-01-06T10:16:44.043-08:00Sociological PerspectiveSociology of GenderRacial IssuesHow "Sh!T White Girls Say To Black Girls" Blew Up the Internet:It’s been a whirlwind 48 hours for Franchesca Ramsey. The 28-year-old New York-based graphic designer and comedian posted her hit video parody “Shit White Girls Say…to Black Girls” on Jan. 4, and in less than a day it got over 1.5 million views, thousands of Facebook shares and even generated a spat with celebrity blogger Perez http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/race-gender-and-framing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-3674083565883471792Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:14:00 +00002012-01-05T12:33:26.447-08:00BereavementDon't Mess With TexasCorrectionsPrison Burials a Gentle Touch in Punitive Systems: On this day, [Kenneth Wayne] Davis’s funeral was one of seven at the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, the largest prison graveyard in the country, 22 acres where thousands of inmates who were executed or died while incarcerated are buried. All of them went unclaimed by their relatives after they died, but the cemetery is not a ramshackle potter’s http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/prison-with-no-walls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-302747724456393955Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:48:00 +00002012-01-05T12:12:12.525-08:00Economic SociologyStratificationSociological PerspectiveEducationSocial Mobility Harder for Americans than Most Western Countries:Many researchers have reached a conclusion that turns conventional wisdom on its head: Americans enjoy less economic mobility than their peers in Canada and much of Western Europe. The mobility gap has been widely discussed in academic circles, but a sour season of mass unemployment and street protests has moved the discussion http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/americas-caste-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-3111131672576277098Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:04:00 +00002012-01-12T10:13:59.551-08:00CorrectionsSentencingCrime as Political CapitalGeorgia Joins Other States in Re-Thinking its Prison Policies:Conservative states across the South have altered their approach to criminal sentencing in recent years by replacing the tough-on-crime mantra with a “smart on crime” philosophy that supporters say saves money and could even cut repeat offenses. Georgia may be next. The General Assembly this winter will debate a shift in emphasishttp://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2012/01/glimmer-of-sanity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-268504775167021482Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:43:00 +00002012-01-03T14:05:26.906-08:00Economic SociologyCrimesWhite-Collar CrimeForeclosure FraudOne other important year-end read I want to recommend, from Matt Stoller (whose work I've discovered via Twitter) on why foreclosures should be treated as crime scenes.These attorneys general have changed the legal environment around the mortgage and foreclosure mess — refocusing the core issue on justice. They are reframing the problem as a crime scene. What is behind these suits? Simple: http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/foreclosure-as-crime-scene.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-2334722571680206476Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:08:00 +00002011-12-31T05:29:45.671-08:00CorrectionsCrime as Political CapitalPunishmentCorrectional-Industrial ComplexI have been looking for a quick summary of all things related to criminal justice to recommend over the holiday, and have finally found it over at Prison Law Blog.This isn’t a comprehensive best-of list since I’m sure I missed some good reads during my fall hiatus from prison blogging, just a quick round-up of some of the most important prison-related reads for me in 2011. Perhaps they will behttp://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/holidays-in-joint.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-2821173985776403980Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:48:00 +00002011-12-28T11:22:52.756-08:00Political Sociology'12 Presidential RaceOK, I know presidential campaigns pretty much run non-stop these days. The current Republican primary race has been going since Election Day 2010 and is just getting ready to kick into high gear in Iowa, New Hampshire, etc.We don't do political endorsements here at TPE (we bash both parties and all candidates equally), but it's definitely time to start doing some posts on the 2012 debacle, er http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/let-campaign-begin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-8459053806660311697Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:29:00 +00002011-12-22T09:50:26.927-08:00FBI/UCRCrimesCrime RatesLaw EnforcementHoliday Surge in Online Shopping a Boon for Thieves:There is a lot of temptation for criminals this time of year. Packages are dropped off at eye-popping speed: UPS delivers about 300 packages per second the week before Christmas. During its busy season, the company says, volume increases by about 10 million packages a day, offering easy pickings to criminals, who can quickly sell the goods http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/grinches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-9206461468809860388Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:17:00 +00002011-12-20T10:39:10.514-08:00In The NewsFBI/UCRCrime RatesCrime Continues to Decline in 2011:Statistics released today in the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report indicate that the number of violent crimes reported in the first six months of 2011 declined 6.4 percent when compared with figures from the first six months of 2010. The number of property crimes decreased 3.7 percent for the same time frame. The report is based on http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/1-sign-recession-isnt-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-7413591238777470237Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:57:00 +00002011-12-12T12:15:14.451-08:00Military CultureRehabilitationCommunity CorrectionsUsing Military Discipline to Help Veterans in Prison:James R. White, a Marine Corps veteran in a blue uniform, saluted crisply as the honor guard marched around the courtyard, stopped and marched again. But there were no weapons in sight here. No polished shoes. No gleaming caps. The 85 men standing at attention wore prison garb. When the ceremony was over, they ambled back to their http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/correctional-boot-camp-you-can-believe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-1193597503221385479Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:14:00 +00002011-12-12T08:31:25.088-08:00InterrogationCrime as Political CapitalWar on Terror'12 Presidential RaceCorrectional-Industrial ComplexWeb of Prisons for Terrorism Inmates Throughout U.S.:It is the other Guantánamo, an archipelago of federal prisons that stretches across the country, hidden away on back roads. Today, it houses far more men convicted in terrorism cases than the shrunken population of the prison in Cuba that has generated so much debate. An aggressive prosecution strategy, aimed at prevention as much as http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/homeland-insecurity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-8175177191001107953Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:26:00 +00002011-12-06T12:10:42.406-08:00War on DrugsLahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifw EnforcementWar on ImmigrantsWar on CrimeThe ConstitutionOfficers Punished for Supporting Eased Drug Laws:Border Patrol agents pursue smugglers one moment and sit around in boredom the next. It was during one of the lulls that Bryan Gonzalez, a young agent, made some comments to a colleague that cost him his career. Stationed in Deming, N.M., Mr. Gonzalez was in his green-and-white Border Patrol vehicle just a few feet from the international http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/12/war-on-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-8431763391223195351Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:59:00 +00002011-11-29T11:00:56.155-08:00Economic SociologyCrimesWhite-Collar CrimeForeclosure FraudThe ConstitutionFederal Judge Blocks SEC Settlement With Citi Over Mortgage Fraud:Taking a broad swipe at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s practice of allowing companies to settle cases without admitting that they had done anything wrong, a federal judge on Monday rejected a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the agency. The judge, Jed S. Rakoff of United States District Court in http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/jed-rakoff-for-president.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-3408811989039004304Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-11-28T14:29:54.537-08:00Big MediaCyber CultureCrime as Political CapitalCultureI was mortified twice yesterday at the way Big Media covered stories about child molesters and child sex crimes.The first came at 9am on Sunday morning when ESPN decided to broadcast the Bernie Fine tape recording (after having criminally sat on the tape for the past 8 years). It was preceded by a 2 second "this tape contains graphic, sexual content."You can watch/listen to the broadcast here, http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-sex-offender-is-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-281110034066460123Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:38:00 +00002011-11-23T13:51:41.516-08:00In The NewsDeath PenaltyNo, not from the president to the national turkey; from Oregon's governor to Oregon's death row inmates:Gov. John Kitzhaber of Oregon on Tuesday said he would halt the execution of a death row inmate scheduled for next month and that he would allow no more executions in the state during his time in office. “It is time for Oregon to consider a different approach,” Governor Kitzhaber, a http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-death-penalty-reprieves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-6345519031262276599Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:39:00 +00002011-11-22T06:22:42.694-08:00Economic SociologyWar on PoorCollective BehaviorTake This Job and Shove It:With 14 million people unable to find work and job prospects seemingly bleak, why are more employees calling it quits? According to government data released last week, in the first nine months of the year, about 17.3 million people left their jobs by choice. That's up 9% from last year, when just under 16 million people called it quits through September. And that http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/recession-fatigue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-97142580212213042Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:31:00 +00002011-11-22T07:56:31.134-08:00Military CultureEconomic SociologyHomelessness and CrimeSuicideSuicide, imprisonment, unemployment and homelessness: welcome to being a U.S. Military Veteran in 2011.First, An excellent series of articles collected by the NYT on stopping the epidemic of suicides among active duty military and veterans.The statistics are endlessly grim: From 2005 to 2010, service members have killed themselves approximately once every 36 hours. For veterans, the rate is http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-giving-thanks-isnt-enough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-9200223133984681771Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:36:00 +00002011-11-15T09:26:47.222-08:00SportsIn The NewsAcademeThe Bystander Effect: Or Genovese syndrome is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present. The probability of help has in the past been thought to be inversely related to the number of bystanders; in other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less http://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/there-was-no-bystander-effect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896723623714859835.post-7699776215252364983Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:39:00 +00002011-11-12T09:52:30.874-08:00The PresidencyQotD"I am not unaware of the fact that the great majority of the people working in the Special Prosecutor's Office did not support me for president. So if I could give one last bit of advice: taking the double standard is going to make you much more popular with the Washington press corps, with the Georgetown social set, if you ever go to Georgetown, with the power elite in this country. Buthttp://thepowerelite.blogspot.com/2011/11/quote-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Todd Krohn)2