Self-Fufilling Prophecy as an explanation for crime

Self-Fufilling Prophecy

• Labelling refers to a majority group considering a minority group to be inferior; some labels can be positive and some labels can be negative. In crime, people from a lower class are considered to be 'chavs' and are therefore more likely to steal/vandalise etc.
• Labelling stems from stereotypes, which means associating a group with certain charachteristics even if there is no direct…