SOCI 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Victimless Crime, Critical Criminology, Labeling Theory
15 Apr 2018
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Moral panics: among others, moral panic includes canudos massacre of 1893-7, twentieth century penis panics in china, satanic day care center panics in canada and the us, and the white slave traffic panic in orleans, France: characteristics of moral panics, include concern, hostility, consensus, disproportionality and volatility. Edwin lemert (1951: labelling theory began with lemert classic book kwon as social pathology, he argued that deviance is in the eye of the beholder or crusader. Main interest of labelling theorist: sociological-historical development of deviant labels, the application of labels to certain types of people at certain places and times, symbolic and practical consequences of labels. 2: not everyone goes through the same labelling process. The justice system: labeling theorists insist that two things can be done to make society more enjoyable, decriminalize victimless crimes (pot, least restrictive control (juvenile delinquents act 1908, young offenders act 1984, youth criminal justice act 2003)
