Deviancy amplification is a theory that suggests that deviance in a society is the unintended consequence of police control, over-reaction and labelling by the mass media and popular reaction to ...

This essay reports on two essay projects applicable to undergraduate courses in the sociology of deviance, specifically courses emphasizing the labeling or symbolic interactionist perspective. The ...

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.Journal of Legal Studies (JLS) publishes interdisciplinary academic research about law and legal institutions. It ...