The Labelling Theory

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The Labelling Theory

states that functionalist theories are problem takers - they assume that official statistics are a true and accurate representation of crime ; they week to find the cause of crime and to provide solutions to the problem of crime

Labelling takes an interactionist view

ask how and why some people/actions are labelled as deviant

looks at the effects of being labelled

regard official statistics as social constructs

crime = product of interactions between suspects and police (not a result of wider external social forces such as blocked opportunity structures)

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