CRJ 180 Strayer University Wk 3 Juvenile Delinquency Justice Discussion – Description
The labeling theory emphasizes the significance of society’s response to a criminal and points to the process through which a person is defined as a criminal as a significant contributory factor in determining future criminality.
Choose any juvenile delinquent that has been referred to within your textbook or that has been in the news and provide a summary (in your own words) of this individual and his/her behaviors.
Discuss how you feel the Labeling Theory applies to your chosen juvenile.LEARN
Readings
From Delinquency in Society:
Chapter 5, “Sociological Theories: Cultural Deviance, Strain, and Social Control.”
Chapter 5 PowerPoint [PPTX].
Chapter 6, “Sociological Theories: Labeling and Conflict.”
Chapter 6 PowerPoint [PPTX].
Assignment Resources
From the internet:
Review the resources under Juvenile Facilities on the following web page. This will help you with next week’s assignment, Comparison of the Juvenile Justice System to the Criminal Justice System.
Characteristics of the criminal justice systems: Juvenile Facilities.
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