Identify and describe sources of labels and how labels from the juvenile justice system can be devastating. Explain why you agree or disagree with this idea
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• Young people who perceive that they have been negatively labeled by significant others such as peers and teachers are also more likely to self-report delinquent behavior and to adopt a deviant self-concept.
• They are likely to seek out deviant friends and join gangs, associations that escalate their involvement in criminal activities.
• Parental labeling is extremely damaging because it may cause adolescents to seek deviant peers whose behavior amplifies the effect of the labeling.
• Children negatively labeled by their parents routinely suffer a variety of problems, including antisocial behavior and school failure.
• This process has been observed in the United States and abroad, indicating that the labeling process is universal.
• In addition to these informal labels, official labels from the juvenile justice system can also have a devastating effect.
• An official label increases the risk of adolescents later dropping out of high school; rather than deterring crime, court intervention increases the likelihood of future criminality.
• The younger the adolescent, the more powerful the influence of the negative label on their self-image.
• Student views will vary.
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