#deviant labels

Notes on Labeling Theory According to labeling theory, delinquents who are formally labeled by arrest, adjudication, and incarceration will begin to view themselves as delinquents and incorporate this label into their own identity. According to this view, the more a youth is “told” that he or she is a delinquent, the more he or she will think and act like one.The theory, however, has evolved to…