A person may shoplift an item of clothing from a department store but not be apprehended or labeled as a deviant. however, the person may decide to forgo such behavior in the future. this example illustrates what stage of deviance?

This example illustrates the third stage of deviance, also known as Tertiary Deviance

Tertiary Deviance takes place when an individual who has been labelled as a deviant normalizes their behavior by relabeling as not deviant. This is because they decides to forgo that behavior in future