CRIM 2311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Labeling Theory, Left Realism
Document Summary
Developed in the 1970"sand continues to evolve into new branches. Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far reaching or thorough. Advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change. Critique of traditional criminological theory and the labels of (cid:440)crime(cid:441) and (cid:440)criminal(cid:441) Calling attention to harms that criminology had ignored (domestic violence, abuse of children, racist crime) Rise of torture methods in response to terrorism. Policing /labeling of communities stereotypically associated with terror acts. Clinton/bush support for longer sentences, more policing, expansion of death penalty. Perspectives that view the major sources of crime as the unequal class, race/ethnic, and gender relations that control our society. The unequal distribution of power and material resources = crime. Move toward major structural and cultural changes. Ex. greater gender equality = less violence against women. Prior to mid-1980s, the objects of study for critical criminologists were: People who make decisions about what is or isn"t criminalized.
