Interactionists on C&D: Who is labelled as Criminal or Deviant - Working Class Ethnic Minorities more likely to be labelled as Deviant Flashcards
Who did Cicourel study and where?
Police officers in California
What did Cicourel find with the police officers?
They had a stereotypical view of a ‘typical delinquent’
Name the CAGE characteristics and where they live for the ‘typical delinquent’
Working class young male from an ethnic minority living in an inner city area
What does it mean if someone meets the police view of a typical delinquent?
They are more likely to be stopped and searched
What are typical delinquents more likely to be labelled as?
Deviant
Who created the negotiation of justice concept?
Cicourel
What is the negotiation of justice?
The interaction between parents of offenders and police officers
Which social class of parents are more able to convince police officers their child should not be charged?
Middle class parents
What is often the impact of the negotiation of justice for middle class parents?
Their child is let off
