labelling theories

What does Becker say about deviance

Deviance is not the act it's the result of society's reaction to the act

What do you labelling theorists argue

No act is criminal until society labels as such

Becker talked about moral entrepreneurs what are they

Individuals or groups that have enough power campaign to create or change laws

In Beckers view, what are the two things that new laws create

New groups of outsiders

Too much social control

An example of moral entrepreneur

Marijuana laws

the US Federal bureau of narcotics they campaigned for stricter marijuana laws

Who gets labelled

Not everyone

Whether someone gets arrested convicted of charge depends on three different things

The interaction with agents like police or court

Appearance for example class with ethnicity

Circumstances what how and where

what is police and agent labelling a result of

Personal bias or racist stereotypes

What did Cicourel speak about

The negotiation of justice

Did he mean by negotiation of justice

Police have an idea it's a typical offender looks like

Working-class black youth

What images do police develop when looking for criminals

Typical delinquent

What does labelling lead to for criminals or suspected criminals

self fufilling prophecy which leads to crime or further crime

Evaluation point for cicourel

This fails to explain what motivates people in the first place to commit crime

Does lemert talk about

Primary and secondary deviance

What does primary secondary deviance mean

Being labelled can lead to someone adopting a deviant identity