interactionist views of crime Flashcards
in what 2 ways do interactionists differ to other theories when looking at crime?
ignore causes of crime because deviants are no different to mainstream population.
reject validity of crime stats because of police labelling.
what does cooley’s self looking glass theory show about determinism?
it isn’t entirely true because the ‘i’ can override the ‘me’ which is free will.
who talks about social construction of deviance?
becker.
what does becker say about crime?
social construction of deviance.
depends on:
place/situation.
time in history.
who commits action.
who talks about primary and secondary deviance?
lemert.
what is primary deviance?
not publicly labelled as deviant, often trivial. not part of deviant way of life, eg speeding or stealing pic’n’mix.
what is secondary deviance?
deviance is labelled and creates societal reaction and master status. no longer seen as part of society.
what was becker’s ordering of labelling?
labelling
self fulfilling prophecy
master status
deviant subculture.
who talks about differential enforcement?
pilliavin and briar.
what do pilliavin and briar say about crime?
police base arrests off of class, gender, ethnicity stereotypes. meaning is created through this micro scale interaction.
who talks about typification?
cicourel
what does cicourel say about crime?
police use typifications to define deviants. m/c delinquents were more likely to get off lighter than w/c since behaviour was seen as ‘one off’.
crime stats aren’t accurate due to typification.
ao3 of becker’s labelling theory?
deterministic - assumes label will turn to self fulfilling prophecy.
fuller talked about black girls in education rejecting label.
ao3 of interactionist views of crime?
ignores why the crime is committed in the first place.
marxists agree that cjs treat w/c unfairly.
show how prisons can be ineffective as punishment due to cost and recidivism.
ao3 of cicourel study?
shows how crime stats can be invalid and are socially constructed.
left realists would argue there is differences in offending rates eg due to marginalisation
what does box say about repeat offenders?
they lose interaction skills and don’t know how to be normal.
social discrimination.
can’t find work.
what is deviance amplification spiral?
moral panic created by media.
attempt to control deviance by moral entrepreneurs.
this ends up escalating deviance as folk devils become more marginalised.
what is moral panic?
outrage created by media about a particular group.
what are folk devils?
marginalised group who become subject of public fear.
young’s example of deviancy amplification spiral?
hippies - didn’t originally take drugs that much but moral panic led to deviant subcultures and self fulfilling prophecy. made them more detached.
ao3 of deviancy amplification spiral?
functionalists suggest that social control prevents deviance not causes t.
who talks about drifting into crime?
matza
what does matza say about crime?
most young ppl just drift into crime. have same norms and values (rejecting func subcultural theories) and know behaviour is wrong.
subcultural theories over predict delinquency as most do experience anomie and status frustration but don’t commit crime.
what are matza’s 2 sets of values that everyone holds?
conventional - same as everyone else.
subterranean - secret/ hidden such as greed and agression which may come out every now and then.
