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The American sociologist, Marshall Clinard, suggests that the term 'deviance' should be reserved for "those situations in which behaviour is in a disapproved direction and of a sufficient degree to exceed the tolerance limit of the community". In terms of Clinard's definition, crime and delinquency are the most obvious forms of deviance.

Most of us on some occasions parc central residences ec transgress generally accepted rules of behaviour. We may for example, have at some point committed minor criminal acts - like exceeded the speed limit or smoked marijuana. Criminology concerns itself with forms of behaviour that are sanctioned by criminal law. We will also try to understand why people behave the way they do and we will direct our attention to social power. Using a case study, involving the profile of a criminal, we will try to match the circumstances relevant to this case with a theoretical background. We have selected a 45 year old male, who's name we have change to Mark in order to protect his identity. Part of our sociology exam consisted of interviewing and writing a profile on a criminal. Through contacts, Mark came to our attention and we decided to write his profile due to his remarkable life so far. He just ended a nine month stay in a foreign prison for cheating/conning a croupier at a roulette table in a Spanish casino.

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