Deviant Acts

Ranking deviant acts on a scale of 1 (least bad) to 10 (most deviant)

1. Buying a DVD duplicate of a contraband theater film on the street.
2. You are purchasing a PlayStation 5 and trying to resell it for twice the original expense.
3. Illegally downloading a tune to play as a DJ, you would get compensated.
4. You are stealing food from a grocery store to take care of your family.
5. I was leaving a dog in a vehicle on a hot day.
6. Coming to this country without proper documentation
7. A doctor persuades patients to use a pharmaceutical for personal gain.
8. You are using one’s status as CEO to control the progression of profits to your bank.
9. You are murdering a man who is found to be guilty of the death of your child.
10. A lady who sexually assaults a man at a party.

Most stigmatized norm violators and why they can’t escape the stigmatization.

A woman who sexually assaults a man will never get away from the stigma of being a sex offender. In our societies, sex offenders are the most condemned individuals. One principal reason is that sex offenders are known to be predators who prey on other people, using any opportunity they see to assault their victims sexually. Another reason is the reinforcement of these perspectives by depictions in the media and mainstream culture. Consequently, people are always on guard whenever they are around sex offenders, protecting themselves and those around them. Mandatory requirements for sex offenders to register themselves wherever they live also increase the stigmatization. According to the labeling theory, it increases the likeliness of the offender reoffending (Schultz 2014), which only serves to increase the stigma more.

Norm violators are most likely to continue violating and become secondary deviants if they are never caught.

If never caught, the woman committing sexual assault is most likely to continue violating and become a secondary deviant. Over the years, the recidivism rate of sex offenders has consistently been high, indicating that sex offenders are likely to re-offenreoffendVess et al., 2010). This also applies to a sex offender who has never been caught, and such a person might even offend more, committing more violent crimes since they believe they will get away with it every time.

References

Schultz, Carla (2014) “The Sti”matization of Individuals Convicted of Sex Offences: Labelling Theory and The Sex Registry,” Themis” Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science. Vol. 2, Article 4.

Vess, J., & Skelton, A. (2010). Sexual and violent recidivism by offender type and actuarial risk: ReoffendReoffendingor rapists, child molesters, and mixed-victim offenders. Psychol gy, Crime & Law, 16(7), 541-554.

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Deviant Acts

• Stealing food from a grocery store to feed your family
•  Illegally downloading a song to play as a DJ where you would get paid
•  Killing a man who is found to be responsible for the death of your child
•  A woman who sexually assaults a man at a party
• Using one’s stone’s CEO to control the flow of profits to your own bank account
• Buying a DV copy of a bootleg theater film on the street
• Buying a PlayStation 5 and attempting to resell it for twice the original cost.
• Coming to this country without proper documentation
• Leaving a dog in a car on a hot day
• A doctor who influences patients to use a pharmaceutical for personal benefit

Which of these norm violators would be least likely to escape any stigma associated with knowledge of their deviant act? Why?

Which of these norm violators, if never caught, would be most likely to continue violating this norm and transition from a label of primary to secondary deviant?

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