LABELING PROCESS - REINFORCEMENT AND DETERRENT

• NCJ Number: 3309
• Journal: Law and Society Review Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1972)
• Author(s): B A THORSELL; L W KLEMKE
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Law and Society Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REVISED VERSION OF PAPER PRESENTED AT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSN, DC, AUG 31-SEPT 3,1970

Annotation

THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF LABELING AN INDIVIDUAL AS DEVIANT ARE DISCUSSED.

Abstract

LABELING THEORY CONTENDS THAT BEHAVIOR OFTEN REFLECTS THE LABEL ATTACHED TO THE INDIVIDUAL BY SOCIETY AND HIS PEER GROUPS. THE USE OF POSITIVE LABELS AS A TOOL FOR REHABILITATION IS SUGGESTED.