NCJ Number
38579
Journal
Kriminalistik Volume: 30 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1976) Pages: 508-512
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF LOGICAL WEAKNESES AND INCONSISTENCIES IN THE FORMULATION OF THE LABELING THEORY OF CRIME CAUSES, WHICH ASSERTS THAT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR DEVELOPS AS A RESULT OF NEGATIVE LABELS APPLIED BY SOCIETY TO INDIVIDUALS.
Abstract
THE LABELING THEORY IS BY FAR THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND CONTROVERSIAL CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY AMONG GERMAN CRIMINOLOGISTS. ITS THEORETICAL FORMULATION IS DISCUSSED HERE IN THE CONTEXT OF APPLICATION OF THE THEORY. --IN GERMAN...TL