CRM 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Labeling Theory, Positive Criminology, Socalled
24 Nov 2016
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November 24th, 2016 (cid:498)every way of seeing is always also a way of non-seeing(cid:499) Takes into account the notion and practices of interpretation. It is important for us to take into consideration what it means when we see something that we don"t see. As we know there are a lot of interpretations that have led to many biases against certain populations. At the time there was a lot of anti-establishment attitudes and events that were taking place. This was the right time for labeling to come out. Many populations were discriminated against because of the labels they had. When the beholder is the cjs or representatives of the cjs, what are the consequences of that labeling behaviour: what biases are filtering through elements of the cjs that biased their. Labeling does not take crime for granted. )t is (cid:498)in the eye of the beholder(cid:499)
