Labeling Theory

Liz Bruce Can Critical Perspective Explain Crime? Many psychologists and sociologists have spent years trying to ascertain why criminals continue to commit crimes, and why certain prevention tactics still do not deter crime. There are two theories that became very prominent in the sixties, as to some of the reasons surrounding criminals, these theories are known as the labeling theory and the conflict theory. The two theories do very well in showing some of the …

…can come up with is my own experiences. This past summer I worked for the immigration department, in downtown Buffalo. It was here that I saw how little some people matter in society, within my job description it was actually written that I was allowed to discriminate against aliens. In a country where government leaders constantly preach about equality for all, it is apparent that many times the government does not practice what it preaches.