In the nineties the world has been faced with many different crimes and social deviences

social deviancies, most of which have been as a result of rebellion and a form of

expression. Whether it is to force a change or to create something new deviance is at a

strong high. At the dawn of a new millenium some of society feel the need to express

themselves in proscriptive norms and “leave our mark” on the world.

The words “deviance” and “crime” are two words often mistaken for each other.

Crime is a unlawful activity while deviance is a behavior that is different from that of the

accepted social or moral standards. Deviance most of the time is the “gateway” to crime.

A strong example of this would be the recent exploits at the Woodstock 99 music festival.

In the September 2nd issue of Rolling Stone magazine the author Kurt Loder writes about

the transgression that takes place when the music festival turns sour. He writes about how

amid the music and peaceful motto of the festival some individuals feel the need to be

malicious and irregular. He goes on to tell

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This was an assumption that the society was a stable, orderly system. Some people succumbed to deviant acts

by themselves and many followed the others in their hostility. The bathrooms at the festival were left uncleaned, the sleeping conditions

were horrible and the prices for water were inhumanely high. This was a

“struggle for control. They learned the “necessary techniques the motive, drives, rationalizations,

and attitudes of deviant people. Either way Walter Reckless’

theory of deviance was correct in this case. The Woodstock events can share a similarity with this perspective. Festival security, such as it was,

collapsed in the face of this sudden war-zone situation. In the case many individuals were in an inhumane atmosphere and

became frustrated by what was going on and about not being able to change what was

happening. The

actions that were performed were both unlawful and abnormal. As was evident the “society” at Woodstock did not share a common set of values

and beliefs. This is the conclusion that

was made to the reason for the riots and destruction. Though not a reason for violence the

actions were done as a message and as a retaliation for the obscure conditions. Crime on the other hand is a social problem and can only hurt society.

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