Based upon your understanding of Megans Law how could Howard Beckers Labeling Theory apply to the offenders,
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Based upon your understanding of Megan’s Law how could Howard Becker’s Labeling Theory apply to the offenders, the criminal justice community, and the citizens who want to enforce the law? Start with an explanation of Megan’s Law.
What is Labeling theory? With its creation in 1963, Howard Becker tries to explain the theory preceding the outlook of eccentricity. According to him, the act of which an individual is accepting the category of ‘deviant,' often leads to the given person involving themselves in different forms. In general, Howard is giving an explanation of the relevance of how the conduct of individuals, clatters with social customs. It then raises the question, how could Howard Becker’s Labeling Theory apply to the: offenders, the criminal justice community, and the citizens who want to enforce the law?