-What Is Labeling Theory?
-Why did it become popular in the 1960s and 1970s?
-What do they mean by crime is a "social construction"?
-Primary vs. secondary deviance
-Is some shaming productive for labeling theorists?
-How does the age-crime curve help support their argument?
-According to the Pager (2003) study, does a felony record make you obtain employment?
-According to research on labeling theory, are "extralegal factors" more important than "legal factors" in explaining who becomes labeled a criminal and who does not?
-What were the 4 policy implications of Labeling theorists?
What is restorative justice?
-How does it differ from labeling theory?
-Whats kinds of shaming are there?
-What are the limitations of this approach if applied in the US?
-Why does it work well in countries like Japan?
-What are the types of punishments offenders serve even after imprisonment?
-What would a restorative justice hearing look like as compared to our adversarial system?
-What type of offender does RJ work well with?
What is Defiance theory?
- What are the 3 factors that facilitate defiance?
What is coercive mobility theory?
- How does coercive mobility undermine social institutions (or informal social control)
Life Course Theories
-What is developmental criminology?
-What are the theoretical stances of:
1) Hirschi & Gottfredson
2) Moffitt
3) Sampson & Laub
-How do they agree and disagree on change and continuity?
-NPR- This American Life Podcast ( Going Big)- first 30min only
-What are the policy Implications of these theorists? What would the director of "Waiting for Superman" say?