CRIME AND DEVIANCE

Topic 1: What is Deviance?

Introduction
• In general, deviance refers to ‘rule-breaking’
behaviour or actions that violate or deviate
from a social norm or rule.
Types of norms
Formal norms Informal norms
Refer to laws, regulations and Refer to social norms that
organizational rules in written dictate appropriate behaviors
form without the need of written
rules
Represent official standards in Represent unofficial standards
a given situation in a given situation
There is punishment for No formal punishment for
deviance deviance
Example of behaviour – theft, Example of behaviour –
rape, murder, robbery making noise with friends in
public place
Crime & Deviance
• Crime refers to any act or omission that is
made forbidden by the law and
accompanied with punishment, if
committed.
Crime & Deviance
• Crime refers to any act or omission that is
made forbidden by the law and
accompanied with punishment, if
committed.
Relationship between Crime &
Deviance

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