《越軌行為》是唯一一本專門研究社會越軌行為的期刊。國際和跨學科的范圍;它出版參考的理論、描述、方法和應用論文。所有方面的越軌行為進行了討論，包括:犯罪，青少年犯罪，酗酒和麻醉成癮，性變態，社會對殘疾和毀容的反應，精神疾病，和社會不適當的行為。此外，越軌行為經常包括處理當代理論和概念爭議的文章，允許越軌專家了解正在進行的辯論。該雜志還發表了關于異常行為特定方面的綜述文章，更新了讀者的研究和理論進展。同行評議政策:本刊所有研究論文均經過嚴格的同行評議，初步編輯篩選，由3名匿名評審人員進行匿名評審。

Deviant Behavior is the only journal that specifically and exclusively addresses social deviance. International and interdisciplinary in scope; it publishes refereed theoretical, descriptive, methodological, and applied papers. All aspects of deviant behavior are discussed, including: crime, juvenile delinquency, alcohol abuse and narcotic addiction, sexual deviance, societal reaction to handicap and disfigurement, mental illness, and socially inappropriate behavior.In addition, Deviant Behavior frequently includes articles that address contemporary theoretical and conceptual controversies, allowing the specialist in deviance to stay informed of ongoing debates.The journal also publishes overview articles on particular aspects of deviance, updating the reader on research and theoretical developments.Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by 3 anonymous referees.