Labelling theory refers to the ability to attach a label to a person or group of people and in so doing the label becomes more important than the individual. The label becomes the dominant form of identify and takes on ‘Master Status’ (Becker 1963; Lemert 1967) so that the person can ...
develop in deviance has been the labelling approach. Coming into prominence in the 1960s it produced a great deal or research and inspired an incredible amount of debate. It has lost in recent years much of its early luster but so much of what it has given to theoretical criminology ...
Society for the Study of Social Problems Labelling Theory and Criminology : An AssessmentAustinNormanWillie
Society for the Study of Social Problems Labelling Theory and Criminology : An AssessmentAustinNormanWillie
theoreticalcriminologyremainsastruisms. Becker’sstatementprovidesthenucleusofwhathascometobetaggedthelabellingor societalreactionperspective.Iwillfirstgiveanoverviewofthelabellingapproach.Second,I willlookatthenotionofcareerdeviance,andfinally;Iwilllookatsomeoftheevidence, whichempiricallyattemptstotestthistheory. The...
Reform of the penalties for rape, adapted to the degrees of culpability, resulted in more certain but not necessarily more severe punishment, an outcome embraced by general deterrence theory. The conclusion is that the main impact of the statutory reform has been a symbolic and educative one for...