Jack is captain of the football team, the criminal justice student association president, and has an outstanding GPA. He was just notified that he had received a full-ride scholarship to an Ivy League university. The week before the big playoff game, it was discovered that Jack had cheated on his history exam. Upon review of several of his essays, it was also discovered that he had plagiarized a lot of the material included in the papers. Everyone was shocked when Jack's academic dishonesty became known throughout the school. Jack was removed as president of the student organization as well as captain of the football team, he could not participate in the playoff game, and worst of all, he was stripped of the scholarship. Jack dropped out of high school rather than return and face everyone; he eventually wound up a petty thief who was in and out of prison. Jack's academic dishonesty essentially created a new identity for Jack; this is what type of labeling?

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Jack is captain of the football team, the criminal justice student association president, and has an outstanding GPA.  He was just notified that he had received a full-ride scholarship to an Ivy League university.  The week before the big playoff game, it was discovered that Jack had cheated on his history exam.  Upon review of several of his essays, it was also discovered that he had plagiarized a lot of the material included in the papers.  Everyone was shocked when Jack's academic dishonesty became known throughout the school.  Jack was removed as president of the student organization as well as captain of the football team, he could not participate in the playoff game, and worst of all, he was stripped of the scholarship.  Jack dropped out of high school rather than return and face everyone; he eventually wound up a petty thief who was in and out of prison.  Jack's academic dishonesty essentially created a new identity for Jack; this is what type of labeling?

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Jack's transformation into a petty thief who was in and out of prison, as a result of the societal reaction to his academic dishonesty, is an example of secondary deviance. This occurs when an individual's self-concept and behavior begin to change after their deviance is publicly labeled, leading to further deviance.

Jack Is Captain of the Football Team, the Criminal Justice