The study of how social problems or phenomena emerge in public discourse has become an important aspect of both criminological and sociological inquiry. Howard Becker (1963) asserts that social issues (such as juvenile delinquency, rock music, and prostitution) are socially constructed much like deviance and criminality (Steeves & Milford 2015). Becker argues that social problems are produced by moral entrepreneurs – crusaders who campaign against certain behaviours they deem deviant or criminal, thereby seeking appropriate policy reform, collective action, or legal sanctions (Goode & Ben-Yehuda 1994; Steeves & Milford 2015). While moral entrepreneurs tend to be wealthy, powerful, and politically connected individuals, (Steeves & Milford
