Labeling Theory-someone commits a small crime and gets labeled as a criminal, so they keep committing crimes
Symbolic Interactionist-Deviance is learned from those close to us who provide models of and opportunities for deviance
Conflict-US has high prison rates, with most be African Americans
Burglary, assault, possession
Any violation of contextual, cultural, or social norms
Not always criminal
Sanctions: rewards or punishments for conforming
Any act forbidden by law
Functionalist-Crime is a societal reaction to preserve itself when something goes wrong
Social control: the regulation or enforcement of social norms
The opposite of conformity
Many of these are considered to be deviant
