The movie "The Outsiders" is based upon a group of boys from "the wrong side of town". The boys were deviant and unlike the rest of society in the 1960's. The boys are from the lower-class group of Oklahoma youths who call themselves Greasers because of their greasy long hair. Few Greasers are in school or furthering their education. Ponyboy Curtis is the only one who attends high school and that is because he is only 14 years old. Few boys have jobs; they fight and often kill other gang members. The boys see nothing wrong with killing; they almost feel it is a way of life. The boys in both gangs can be classified as juvenile delinquencies. This side of town is considered to be poor and underprivileged and the characters can fall under many labeling theories. The gang has an on going battle with the Socs, which is a short for the Socials. The Socs are a much richer gang and therefore because of this, the relationship can be classified as white collar crime. The Socs are in a higher social status and they are at constant battle with the greasers.
             Many of the gang members were only under the age of 17 years old and some did not finish high school. There are numerous counts of violence and crime throughout the movie, most of which hate crimes committed by each gang to show their dislike for each other. There is one instant there where Ponyboy is determined to run away. He finds Johnny, his best friend in the gang, and the two boys head for the park. There they encounter Bob and Randy with a group of Soc boys. The Socs attack Johnny and Ponyboy, and one of them holds Ponyboy's head under the frigid water of a fountain until he blacks out. Ponyboy regains consciousness to finds himself lying on the ground. He is next to Johnny and next to Bob's corpse. Johnny tells Ponyboy that he killed Bob because the Socs were going to drown Ponyboy and beat up Johnny. This is an example of crimes against the person, it was also self-d...