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The effect of police and mental health intervention on juvenile deviance: specifying contingencies in the impact of formal reaction.
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A longitudinal analysis of the impact of formal intervention on juvenile delinquency/deviance was undertaken and it was concluded that it would be premature to discard the labeling perspective as an etiological theory of deviant/criminal behavior.Abstract:
Despite the widespread popularity enjoyed by labeling theory less than a decade ago, it is now commonly asserted that societal reaction has little etiological impact on future deviancelcrime. The present study challenges this view and suggests that an accurate assessment of the perspective awaits the systematic investigation of the various contingencies involved in the labeling process. Using a random sample of Manhattan youths, a longitudinal analysis of the impact of formal intervention on juvenile delinquency/deviance was undertaken in which the relevance of two such contingencies was examined: types of reaction and types of deviance. The data revealed (I) that police and mental health intervention had both independent and interactive effects in increasing juvenile deviance and (2) that the impact of these various modes of reaction differed according to the form of juvenile deviance (delinquency, anxiety, general psychological impairment) being examined. It was thus concluded that it would be premature to discard the labeling perspective as an etiological theory of deviant/criminal behavior.read more
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A modified labeling theory approach to mental disorders : an empirical assessment
TL;DR: In this paper, a modified labeling perspective is proposed, which claims that even if labeling does not directly produce mental disorder, it can lead to negative outcomes, such as negative consequences for social support networks, jobs, and self-esteem.
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Labeling mental illness : The effects of received services and perceived stigma on life satisfaction
TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of perceived stigma versus the receipt of services for the quality of life of persons with chronic mental illness was examined by comparing two views of stigma: the labeling perspective posits that because of stigma, official labeling through treatment contact has negative consequences for mental patients and the critics of labeling theory claim that stigma is relatively inconsequential.
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Labeling, life chances, and adult crime: the direct and indirect effects of official intervention in adolescence on crime in early adulthood*
TL;DR: The authors found that official intervention in youth has a significant, positive effect on crime in early adulthood, and this effect is partly mediated by life chances such as educational achievement and employment, and found considerable support for this revised labeling approach.
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Official Labeling, Criminal Embeddedness, and Subsequent Delinquency: A Longitudinal Test of Labeling Theory
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the short-term impact of formal criminal labeling on involvement in deviant social networks and increased likelihood of subsequent delinquency, and found that the stigma of the criminal status may increase the probability that the individual becomes involved in deviate social groups, thus ultimately increasing involvement in subsequent deviance.
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The Labeling perspective and delinquency: An elaboration of the theory and an assessment of the evidence
TL;DR: The labeling theory of deviance was extremely popular during the 1960s and 1970s as discussed by the authors, however, the validity of the theory had fallen into question by 1980 and was pronounced dead by 1985.
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Outsiders; studies in the sociology of deviance
TL;DR: One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid-20th century, Howard S. Becker's Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding and helpful manner.
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Outsiders: Studies in The Sociology of Deviance.
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Consequences of Failure to Meet Assumptions Underlying the Fixed Effects Analyses of Variance and Covariance
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