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What are labelling theoriests interested in with regards to crime?
interested in how and why certain acts and people are labelled as deviant
What makes an act deviant according to labelling theoriests?
societies reaction to the act
What do labelling theories focus on in contrast to functionalists
labelling = causes and definition of crime functionalism = causes
Define moral entrepreneurs
people who lead a moral crusade
What are the two effects of a new law?
creation of outsiders and expansion of social control agencies
Explain Platt's idea of juvenile delinquency
established juveniles as a separate category of offender with their own courts and their own specific offences,
What did pilivan and briar find?
that police decisions to arrest a youth were mainly based on physical cues
Which ethnic group has higher rates of ASBOs?
Ethnic minority groups
What are typifications?
police offices using common sense theories of what the typical delinquent is to concentrate on them like
Who argued that the police used typifications?
Cicourel
What is the impact of class bias withiin the criminal justice system?
Middle class youth arrested is less likely to be charged
According to cicourel what should not be used as a resource?
official statistics
How can crime statistics be described as social constructs?
only tell us about activities of the police and prosecutors
Who makes a distinction between two types of deviance>?
Lemert
What are the two types of deviance?
primary and secondary
What is primary deviance?
trivial acts which are not publically labelled
