Nurture vs Nature

Deviant is the type of a manner or an action that is undesirable and which is unusual of the social and civilizing norms. A person with this kind of a behavior deviates from the expected and what is truly right in the society. Deviance can be termed as a violation of what is expected the society whereas a crime can be termed as an act that violates the laws of the land. Deviance in most cases can be a criminal act or a noncriminal act but crime will remain to be a criminal offense. The society has no jurisdiction on dealing with deviance but the government of the land has the power and authority to deal with crime. Earlier on, prostitution and indecent wearing were considered to be a crime but with the change in time, they are now considered to be deviance but not a crime (Akers, 2011). Rape, murder and illicit relationships are crimes and certain laws have been formulated to ensure that people follow them strictly.

An example of a case that involves deviant behaviors is an occasion where an individual was caught by the authorities having dyed his hair in a particular style that was assumed to signify hatred to a certain community. This character was picked up on the streets by the police for questioning since he looked suspicious only to be found very innocent from the records (Goode & Ben-Yehuda, 2010). In the real sense dyeing, the hair is not a criminal offense and no laws forbid a person from having any hair styles but remain a deviant behavior to the society. Having a particular coded hair style is a behavior that is culturally wrong and therefore not a criminal offense since no laws forbid such acts.

 

 

 

References

Akers, R. L. (2011). Social learning and social structure: A general theory of crime and   deviance. Transaction Publishers.

Goode, E., & Ben-Yehuda, N. (2010). Moral panics: The social construction of deviance. John    Wiley & Sons.