Defining the Difference: Deviance vs. Crime in Society

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Module 1 Reflection Journal: Crime and Deviance According to Little & Little (2016), a deviant behaviour is an action that violates social norms ranging from informal social rules to formal societal regulations. These acts do not violate any set legal laws and for such reasons not punishable through judicial system. Such acts include wearing inappropriate clothing at church, excessive alcohol use, speaking loud during a theatre operation, walking nude in public places, farting in public or a senior male leader wearing a dress or suggestive female wear to the office. On the other hand, a criminal behaviour is an act that violates the set laws by the judicial system (Regalado, Timmer & Jawaid, 2022). Criminal acts are punishable by law. Law enforcers’ arrests perpetrators of cri