Deviance and social stigmaCrime is a creation of the law. When a person becomes deviant, he or she breaks the law and therefore it becomes a crime. Perpetrators of crimes can be arrested, tried and punished by being imprisoned, regardless of their status in society. Some criminal activities have limited options. For example, murder, robbery with violence while others can be negotiated. This article will reference sociological perspectives and theories and their connection to the increase in crime and the relationship between social stigma and deviance. It should always be noted that deviance has a direct relationship with time and place. Cultural norms can be contradictory from one society to another. For example, what one society perceives as deviant behavior may be considered normal by another society. Take this example: if a guest arrives during meal time, some companies may not include them in a meal already served while others will consider what little they have with them. This therefore creates a need for offenders to be incapacitated or kept away from the public. to ensure that they remain aware of the environments that push them to commit these crimes in order to protect the public from social offenders and even psychopaths. Neurotic offenders are said to suffer from deep-rooted anxiety. They are dangerous to the public and these kinds of people have no feeling of being so. This type of person experiences a feeling of intense insecurity and a feeling of omnipresence and consciousness of guilt. Stigma presents itself in three forms: firstly by undisguised or external deformations, such as scars, physical manifestations of anorexia nervosa, leprosy or a physical handicap (Tremblay and Nagin, 1999). Secondly, it happens...... middle of paper ......f taboos are prohibited by law and transgressions can result in heavy penalties. Other forms of taboo can lead to shame, disrespect and humiliation. Although not widespread, the taboo exists in the majority of societies. The existing stigma is also a prejudice linked to people who are presumed inferior. This involves a high mental cost because people who are discriminated against always think that they are being undermined by the rest of society. In conclusion, discrimination has a very significant effect on the levels of deviance in any society. ReferencesRutter M. and Giller H. (1984) Deviance - Trends and Perspectives. New York. Guilford Publications, Inc. Tremblay E. and Nagin D. (1999) Hyperactivity on the pathway to physically violent and nonviolent juvenile delinquency. New York. Random House. Goffman, E. (1969). Stigma. Notes on Managing Spoiled Identity. London. Penguin.