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Interactionist
view of Crime
and deviance
- Background
- Interactionism suggests people
create structure of society
through communication and
interaction.
- there is no such
thing as a deviant
act, only acts that
have been labeled
deviant.
- there is no such
thing as a deviant
act, only acts that
have been labeled
deviant.
- Social construction of the globe
is focused on the meanings and
attitudes people give to
behavior.
- Interactionism suggests people
create structure of society
through communication and
interaction.
- Labeling Theory
- Most people commit
deviant acts, but
only some are
caught and intently
labeled deviant.
- Most people claim
to have broken the
law in the UK but
have not been
caught.
- A British survey 2015
found that people
commit crime
averagely 12 times
per year (Bartlett)
- A British survey 2015
found that people
commit crime
averagely 12 times
per year (Bartlett)
- Labeling theory fails to
explain why primary
deviance occurs.
- Most people claim
to have broken the
law in the UK but
have not been
caught.
- Labeling occurs when rules
are selectively enforced and
the response to rule breaking
changes depending on the
act and who commits it.
- Becker examined a case
study of a pacific Ireland
where a youth had
publically been accused of
incest and treated
negatively because of this.
However incest was
common on the Island as
long as it was not publically
conducted.
- Because of this
Becker argues that
just because a
deviant act is
commited it doesn't
mean it will be
labeled as deviant.
- He also suggests that
someone needs to draw
attention to the act for
it to become deviant.
- If an individual
is successfully
labeled then
consequences
will follow.
- Because of this
Becker argues that
just because a
deviant act is
commited it doesn't
mean it will be
labeled as deviant.
- Labeling has the
potential of being based
upon attitude and
stereotype rather than
criminal justice.
- Becker examined a case
study of a pacific Ireland
where a youth had
publically been accused of
incest and treated
negatively because of this.
However incest was
common on the Island as
long as it was not publically
conducted.
- Most people commit
deviant acts, but
only some are
caught and intently
labeled deviant.
- Primary and Secondary
Deviance (Lemert)
- Primary deviance
is the action of rule
breaking or
deviance.
- For example, stealing,
drug possession.
- Primary deviance fails to
distinguish between levels of
serious in criminal acts. For
example murder is more
serious than vandalism.
- For example, stealing,
drug possession.
- Secondary deviance
is the response to
the committed
deviant act.
- For example, attitude of
society, law, culture,
relatives.
- For example, attitude of
society, law, culture,
relatives.
- Primary deviance
is the action of rule
breaking or
deviance.
- Cicoural
- How enforcers interpret acts.
- Stereotypes and societal
attitudes lead to labeling
of the individuals lead to
prosecution.
- For example in a study of
juvenile rates, working class
rates of enforcement were
significantly higher than
middle class. This may be
because of attitudes law
enforcers hold towards the
w/class youth.
- For example in a study of
juvenile rates, working class
rates of enforcement were
significantly higher than
middle class. This may be
because of attitudes law
enforcers hold towards the
w/class youth.
- How enforcers interpret acts.
- Relative deprivation (Jones)
- Left realism explains
why those suffering
from material
deprivation commit
property related crime.
- For example if you are experiencing
poverty you are more likely to steal.
- For example if you are experiencing
poverty you are more likely to steal.
- Left realism explains
why those suffering
from material
deprivation commit
property related crime.
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