Becker 1963

• Moral Entrepreneurs: people who lead a ‘moral crusade’ to change the law
• the two effects of a new law: 

  1. The creation of a group of outsiders 
  2. The creation or expansion of a social control agency to enforce the rule and impose labels on offenders.
• Platt 1969: idea of ‘juvenile delinquency’ originally created a as a result of a campaign by upper class victorian moral entrepreneurs aimed at protecting the middle class ideal of a child   
• Factors that determine whether a person is arrested, charged and convicted:

  1. Their interactions with agencies of social control 
  2. Their appearance, background and personal biography 
  3. Their situation and the circumstances over the offence
• Pillavin and Briar 1964: decisions to arrest based on -

  1. dress
  2. gender
  3. class
  4. ethnictiy
  5. time and place