interactionism

Question 1

what is labelling theory?

Answer 1

no act is deviant or criminal in itself and only becomes it when we label it that

Question 2

differential enforcement of law

Answer 2

social control agencies e.g police label certain groups as criminals
means law is enforced on this group more than others

Question 3

Cicourel findings

Answer 3

police use typifications of ‘typical delinquent’
w/c ethnic minorities more likely to fit these typifications so get stopped, arrested and charged more

Question 4

what does labelling cause

Answer 4

self fulfilling prophecy

Question 5

what do interactionists use to explain how trying to control deviance causes more deviance

Answer 5

deviance amplification spiral

Question 6

Jock Young study

deviance amplification spiral

Answer 6

Hippies and cannabis

drugs initially not central focus to hippies but after increased police attention they were labelled and drugs became a central focus

Question 7

intercationism and crime stats

Answer 7

reject stats compiled from police

stats measure what police do instead of what criminals do
e.g police label people so look for these people committing crimes more (increases stats on w/c males)

stats are social construction not a true measure of crime