GEEK CRIMINOLOGY - The Drugtaking Heroes: A criminological analysis of comics and culture.
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Jock Young’s seminal work The Drugtakers (1971) was pioneering. His work looked at how the media reinforced stereotypes of the drug user, making them a scapegoat for society’s problems. He posited that in turn, the drug users may latch onto some of these stereotypes creating a Labelling Theory People define each other and their environments. Deviant
self-fulfilling prophecy. Society reacts to the stereotype: not the reality (Young, 1969; Young, 1971, Marsh and Melville, 2011: 7). In the comic book world, both DC and Marvel Comics had ground-breaking books that were socially relevant to the time delving into the drug Law Abiding C ]^?[?H ???X[ H?X]Y [??Y[???[?[?]?Y X[ ??\? ?Y? ? ?X???X?H ? ???Y] x?&\???\?[? ?[ Y\???]Y\?[??H ??XZ[? ?\?Y\? ?X????X?Y H ?X??X? ?\?HX\??[8?&\?H[X^?[???Y\?SX[?[???&\??Y[?[?\????Y[?\?????[?[?[???&\? ????H \?Y ?^ Z[? \? ?Y?[? H??ZX?YY][O?[??\? ?[?[ \?H \?]\?[\?[? ?Y?[?H ?\?[?\? \??X?]?\?[??ZYH]?X[??H[\Y?X?][?[?[??X\?H[?[??ZYHXY ? H]?X[? ??X]\?]?X[??K???H ???X[ K?X]Y [??Y[???[?[?]?Y X[ ??\? ?Y? ?]?HY??\?[???\?[? ?[ YH ? ?\?? ???Y] K??\???]?H ???XZ? ???Y] x?&\?]??\??\ [?\??X?X[ ??[?X?[ ?[????Y][??\?]?X[? ?[? ???Y] H ?XX? ??Y?]]?[ H ??\? ?] ??????Y] x?&\???\?[? ?[ Y\?\?H ??Y??X?[ ??Z[?[? \?Y??HH ?]H?[??ZYH\??X]Y ???NB??