Not all deviance is criminal: deviance in everyday life and the development of a non-criminal deviance scale
The field of deviance generally encompasses two major forms of deviant behavior: Formal and informal deviance. Formal deviance refers to acts that violate a law, while informal deviance refers to acts that violate a social norm. Yet, as a total proportion of deviance in a given society, formal devia...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Deviant behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 44, Issue: 12, Pages: 1806-1824 |
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Summary: | The field of deviance generally encompasses two major forms of deviant behavior: Formal and informal deviance. Formal deviance refers to acts that violate a law, while informal deviance refers to acts that violate a social norm. Yet, as a total proportion of deviance in a given society, formal deviance - crime - is rare. While the focus on crime is warranted, it has resulted in far less quantitative assessment and understanding of informal deviance. The goal of this study is to develop and test a quantitative scale called the non-criminal deviance scale (NCDS). Drawing from expert evaluations, we create a 13-item NCDS, then test it against theoretically informed covariates using a sample of 780 young adults. Findings reveal key constructs (e.g. self-control, age) influence variations in the NCDS. Results demonstrate that much like scales used in crime research, non-criminal deviance can also be captured quantitatively via a scale. Given the relatively common nature of informal deviance - particularly compared to formal deviance - this is a crucial first step in understanding general patterns in non-criminal deviant behaviors. |
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Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 1819-1822 |
Physical Description: | Diagramm |
ISSN: | 1521-0456 |
DOI: | 10.1080/01639625.2023.2234069 |