Deviance: Deviance is an act that violates a norm. It is relative. In our society it is a norm that women use the women's restroom and men use the men's restroom, so this act of a female going into the males restroom is seen as deviant and would get a negative reaction. Just because something is deviant, does not make it wrong or unique.
Stigma: Is a term coined by Erving Goffman that accounts for any physical or social impairment that causes a person to be devalued or left out of the normal social interactions with people. The physical type includes physical or mental impairments.
Criminal Justice System: A system that creates and enforces the laws. Police are a main factor and mainly enforce the laws. They are considered a social institution.
Deterrence: tries to discourage people from committing crimes by deterring them away. A good exaple would be using a security system, or placing signs like this in prominant areas for the criminal to see. It also serves as a reminder of what they are doing and that they run a chance of getting caught.
Crime: Crimes are considered against the law because a law was made against the act. It is a violation of a norm that is so important to the law makers that the law was created in the first place.
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