Criminology and deviant behavior

My theory of choice to be covered to in my final paper of this course is Criminology and Deviant behavior. My reason for choosing this theory ties into the environment in which I grew up in and my personal experience with deviant behavior. Deviance is any behavior that violates social norms, and is usually of sufficient severity to warrant disapproval from the majority of society. Deviance can be criminal or non‐criminal. In today’s generation things that were once considered a deviance, has now become a norm of society. I would like to have an opportunity to dive into a research paper that would explore these facts and more so the effects that labeling has on offenders and society as a whole.

Locate one journal article that supports your theory and one journal article that does not support your theory.
You must use only a peer reviewed journal such as Criminology, Criminology and Public Policy, Justice Quarterly, or Police Quarterly within the last five years.
You are not limited to these journals but are specifically restricted from using Wikipedia or similar encyclopedic sources.
You may use the Internet for research and you must cite appropriately all Internet resources used for this paper.
Write a 5-page paper describing the theory and the article’s findings. Be sure to outline the principle tenets that were supported and those that were not.
After analyzing the theory, state concluding thoughts: Should this theory be accepted or rejected when creating crime control policies? Why?