Typifications Flashcards
Who argued the police use typifications of the ‘typical deviant’
Cicourel (1976)
If individuals fit the typifications, what is more likey to happen?
That they will be stopped, searched and charged
What are WC and EMs more likely to be?
Arrested
Once arrested those from… are more likely to be seen as…
Broken homes etc, Dangerous or in need of serious punishment
Which group is treated more harshly by the police?
WC and EMs
What are MC juveniles less likely to fit?
The typification
What do MC juveniles have who can negotiate justice on their behalf?
Parents
What can MC parents use to persuade the police that their children are not repeat offenders?
Their cultural capital and connections to lawyers and solicitors
What are MC young males less likely to be?
Charged for breaking the law
What did Cicourel spend 4 years doing?
Using ppt observations of interactions between the police and those arrested
What did Cicourel argue we should not use as a source of facts?
Stats
Why did Cicourel argue we should not use stats as a source of facts?
Because they are a product of differential enforcement
What did Cicourel argue we treat stats as?
A topic in themselves to investigate the processes by which they are constructed
AO3
LR - Stats reflect real differences in rates of offending as marginalisation leads to more crime being committed by minority groups
