Criminal Justice Involvement and Subsequent Delinquency of Immigrant Youth: A Test of Labeling TheoryJiang, Xin
The labeling theory is the bridge between consensus theories of criminality and more critical approaches of explaining crime. The labeling perspective, as it is more accurately called, focuses on the impact of the societal reaction to criminal behavior and offenders. In this approach, offenders are ...
Labeling Theory History Traces Back to Frank Tannenbaums 1938 Crime and the Community Criminal behavior is a product of the “The conflict between a group and the community at large”. Labeling Theory Those engaging in criminal behavior are not necessarily criminal “Why do people become criminal...
Relatedly, conflict theory argues that racial minorities and the impoverished have restricted access to law-making and criminal justice policy, and hence their interests are often not represented in the laws, policies, and organizations that determine the criminalization (labeling) process (Reiman,1995...
Labeling theory and delinquency policy: An experimental test. Propositions endemic to labeling theory, and variables particularly relevant to these propositions, are combined into a guiding paradigm. Components of this labeling paradigm are then tested in an experimentally controlled police diversi... MW...
We conclude with policy suggestions based on less formal interventions for offenders.doi:10.1080/07418825.2012.756115Restivo, EmilyLanier, Mark M.RoutledgeJustice QuarterlyRestivo, E., & Lanier, M. (2015). Measuring the Contextual Effects and Mitigating Factors of Labeling Theory. Justice Quarterly, ...
Objectives: Recent tests of labeling theory reveal a criminogenic effect of official labels. Drawing from Braithwaite and Sherman, the current study examines how the effects of a criminal label on recidivism vary by the degree of warmth and attachment found in the family environment. Method: ...
Further, the specific labels inmates in the study identify with appear to have direct consequences on their intentions to desist after release. Implications for theory, policy, and future research are discussed.Keywords: Identities,聽self-label,聽intentions to desistBeverly...