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Defining Deviance
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Defining Abnormal Behaviour
uk.sagepub.comDefining Abnormal Behaviour 1 Learning aims At the end of this chapter you should: x Understand the complexity in distinguishing between abnormal and normal behaviour x Understand the various definitions of abnormal behaviour x Be familiar with the differences between deviance and dysfunction
INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 1 CRIMINOLOGY
us.sagepub.comdeviance. Deviant acts are not necessarily against the law but are considered atypical and may be deemed immoral. For example, in Nevada in the 1990s, a young man watched his friend (who was later criminally prosecuted) kill a young girl in a …