Deviance Is Defined Within a Cultural Context

Deviance may be defined as non- conformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society. One distinctive category of deviance is crime, the violation of norms a society formally turns into criminal law. Even criminal law is extensive, ranging from minor traffic violations to serious offences such as murder. A subcategory of crime, juvenile delinquency, refers to the violation of legal standards by the young.
Crime has been seen as a social problem and many academics have been studying deviance for years to find a solution to this problem. …