Deviance and Corruption

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Deviance and Corruption9CHAPTER131IntroductionDevianc eis an action or behavior that violates the generally accepted normsof a group, organization, or society (Adler, 2005). Many societies and orga-nizations policies, practices, and laws are developed from this normativefoundation. Policies (and sometimes laws) are written because entities, rang-ing in size from organizations to countries, codify acts of Deviance . Deviancecan and does occur in all workplaces and throughout all professions. Whenpublic officials violate organizational rules and/or break the law these actsare also called malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance.

Deviance and Corruption 9 CHAPTER 131 Introduction Deviance is an action or behavior that violates the generally accepted norms of a …

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