-What Is Labeling Theory?

-Why did it become popular in the 1960s and 1970s?

-What do they mean by crime is a "social construction"?

-Primary vs. secondary deviance

-Is some shaming productive for labeling theorists?

-How does the age-crime curve help support their argument?

-According to the Pager (2003) study, does a felony record make you obtain employment?

-According to research on labeling theory, are "extralegal factors" more important than "legal factors" in explaining who becomes labeled a criminal and who does not?

-What were the 4 policy implications of Labeling theorists?

What is restorative justice?

-How does it differ from labeling theory?

-Whats kinds of shaming are there?

-What are the limitations of this approach if applied in the US?

-Why does it work well in countries like Japan?

-What are the types of punishments offenders serve even after imprisonment?

-What would a restorative justice hearing look like as compared to our adversarial system?

-What type of offender does RJ work well with?

What is Defiance theory?

- What are the 3 factors that facilitate defiance?

What is coercive mobility theory?

- How does coercive mobility undermine social institutions (or informal social control)

Life Course Theories

-What is developmental criminology?

-What are the theoretical stances of:

1) Hirschi & Gottfredson

2) Moffitt

3) Sampson & Laub

-How do they agree and disagree on change and continuity?

-NPR- This American Life Podcast ( Going Big)- first 30min only

-What are the policy Implications of these theorists? What would the director of "Waiting for Superman" say?