CC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tommy Chong, Social Control, Truancy
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Labelling theory a stop and search by 14 officers, king had no weapons. Only 3 officers were charged: police doing their duty, police committed a criminal crime. Triangularization: taking in all different forms of media, getting an idea of how crime is being portrayed in the media, breaking news maybe a motive. Jian ghomeshi case, cbc reporter on sexual assault. Rodney king (25) was a man stopped by the police in dallas was beaten between 53-56 times on. The media can portray only what the police are willing to tell them, they don"t go in depth, (cid:498))f it bleeds, it leads (cid:499) (cid:523)bizarre behaviour, wrongful conviction, sex etc(cid:524) Primary: fixed to you, (cid:498)you"re an asshole(cid:499) labelled in school, (cid:498)uncontrollable(cid:499) Police are labelling people based on their skin colour. Having a better relationship with police and persons. Master status: alcoholic, prostitute, gambler, mental illness etc. (know all you need to know)
