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Deviance Amplification

Deviance Amplification is a sociological process whereby the media's exaggerated portrayal of deviant behavior leads to heightened public concern and institutional responses that inadvertently increase the prevalence or visibility of the very behavior being condemned.

25

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2.9K

Citations

57

Authors

40

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

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Publications

25

The Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic Assault

Lawrence W. Sherman, Richard A. Berk · American Sociological Review · 1984 · 1.2K citations

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Reflected Appraisals, Parental Labeling, and Delinquency: Specifying a Symbolic Interactionist Theory

Ross L. Matsueda · American Journal of Sociology · 1992 · 485 citations

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Ironies of Social Control: Authorities as Contributors to Deviance through Escalation, Nonenforcement and Covert Facilitation

Gary T. Marx · Social Problems · 1981 · 179 citations

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THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF BEING STOPPED OR ARRESTED: AN EXPLORATION OF THE LABELING MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH POLICE CONTACT LEADS TO SUBSEQUENT DELINQUENCY

Stephanie A. Wiley, Lee Ann Slocum, Finn‐Aage Esbensen · Criminology · 2013 · 153 citations

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Formal Processing and Future Delinquency: Deviance Amplification as Selection Artifact

Douglas A. Smith, Raymond Paternoster · Law & Society Review · 1990 · 105 citations

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Authors

57

  1. GT
    Gary T. Marx

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 215 citations

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  2. LW
    Lawrence W. Sherman

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. AG
    Anders Gustafsson

    Karlstad University, Sweden

    1 publications · 89 citations

    1

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  4. RA
    Richard A. Berk

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    1 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. KL
    Kate L. Daunt

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 50 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

40

  1. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    115 citations

  2. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  3. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  4. Foundation University Medical College

    Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    88 citations

  5. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    89 citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    89 citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    179 citations

  8. East Tennessee State University

    Johnson City, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 2 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 2 publications · 564 citations

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  3. Deviant Behavior

    2 publications · 99 citations

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  4. Law & Society Review

    2 publications · 132 citations

    2

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  5. Social Problems

    2 publications · 215 citations

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