Social construction of crime

Cards (4)

  • Becker= social groups use the "deviant" label to create outsiders and marginalise people
  • Piliavin + Briar= differential labelling shows arrests are made mostly based of physical attributes (especially in youth)
  • Cicourel= "saints' and "roughnecks" study showed that middle class youths are less likely to be prosecuted for the same crimes due to their cultural capital
  • Dark figure of crime and white collar crime