Wayward Cops
The Functions of Deviance in Groups Reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2484033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Myer S Reed (0000-0002-8958-8474, Radford University, corresponding author), Jr Myer S Reed, Jerry Burnette (New River Community College), Richard R Troiden (Miami University) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 565-575 |
| Publication date | 1977-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/800126 |
| OpenAlex | W2046378090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study reports on three deviant social types in small police departments: the “door man,” the “mouth man,” and the “wheel man.” Functionalists traditionally have focused on the abstract, collective functions of deviance but this work concentrates on the practical and individualistic uses of marginal group members. It is argued that deviant roles provide institutionalized means by which non-deviant members may indirectly violate or evade norms when it is to their advantage to do so. It is for these reasons that groups may need their deviants
Criminology · Deviance (statistics) · Individualism · Political science · Sociology · Statistics · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Law · Mathematics · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1995 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |