SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Labeling Theory, Victimisation, Class Conflict

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Reaction that serves to weaken the moral bonds between the offender and the community. Goal or effect of this is setting the offender apart as an outcast. Labelling or grouping them as outcasts, general feeling that these individuals cannot be trusted to obey the law, etc. We"re shunning the offender for good from society. More and more entrenched in the criminal lifestyle. Ex. criminal records (major hindrance for your entire life), offender registries, etc. Strengthens the moral bonds between the offender and the community. Provide offenders with the opportunity to re-join their community as law-abiding citizens. Don"t have many ceremonies where one can exit the deviant role. Responding to crime could actually be useful, move them towards conformity. Ex. healing circles, victim-offender mediation (but victim could be subject to revictimization, could just be a ploy to avoid jail time) Did a very good job bringing attention to the issue of social reaction.

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