What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?

What will be an ideal response?


Edwin Lemert contributed the causal sequence to how labeling affects criminality among those who are labeled. According to Lemert, primary deviance is typically committed by youths. It is generally nonviolent and infrequent, but they happen to be caught by the police and are labeled. After being labeled, the stigma makes them think of themselves as offenders and to associate with other offenders. This results in secondary deviance, which is more serious and far more frequent.

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In North Carolina v. __________, a defendant was reconvicted after a successfulappeal and was actually punished more harshly the second time around. TheCourt found that defendants should be free of such retaliation from asentencing judge

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A crowd is defined as:

a. loosely organized groups of children who share interests and activities b. small groups of friends who engage in crime and use drugs and alcohol c. small groups of friends who share activities and confidences d. large hoards of youths who share common locations like schools and neighborhoods

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What essentially is the right for officers to use power to enforce the law?

a. police legitimacy b. procedural justice c. strategic planning d. a mission statement

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The number of annual executions has been steadily rising as changes in the law and recent Supreme Court decisions facilitated an increasing rate of legal death

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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