Positive Function Of Crime To The Socie
Positive function of crime to the society
Crime can generally be regarded as the behavior that violates the law code of the state. One proposed definition is that a crime, also called an offence or a criminal offence, is an act harmful not only to some individual, but also to the community or the state (Elizabeth, 2003). We are all educated since the very beginning of or life that we are never to do anything against the law and this is basically what an education system would be doing – to make sure no one would be deviant of the society and stimulate the sense of abiding to the law. But, what would a society be without crime? Not even the petty crime such as crossing road during red traffic light? It would probably be either there’s no definition of crime or the people in the society are all perfectly stick to the law and all people are able to abide to the law without mental handicap, which would be merely impossible. According to Durkheim, crime – or at least a certain limited amount of crime – was necessary for any society. He further stressed that only certain, limited amount of crime is necessary to perform positive functions for society. We will discuss how certain crimes have benefited the society.
Female crime – The victimization of female and changing values
Aileen Wuornos was a female serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida for which she was executed, though she claimed that the victims have either raped or tried to rape her while she was working as a prostitute, and that all of the homicides were committed in self-defense. Later study have found that she was having a harsh childhood whose father was a psychopath (Silvio, Heather, McCloskey, Kathy, Ramos-Grenier & Julia, 2006), and mother abandoned her and her brother out of the stress of single–parenting. Her grandfathers and mothers took up the responsibilities to take care of them. She began participating in sexual activities in school in exchange for cigarettes, drugs, and food (Howard
Crime can generally be regarded as the behavior that violates the law code of the state. One proposed definition is that a crime, also called an offence or a criminal offence, is an act harmful not only to some individual, but also to the community or the state (Elizabeth, 2003). We are all educated since the very beginning of or life that we are never to do anything against the law and this is basically what an education system would be doing – to make sure no one would be deviant of the society and stimulate the sense of abiding to the law. But, what would a society be without crime? Not even the petty crime such as crossing road during red traffic light? It would probably be either there’s no definition of crime or the people in the society are all perfectly stick to the law and all people are able to abide to the law without mental handicap, which would be merely impossible. According to Durkheim, crime – or at least a certain limited amount of crime – was necessary for any society. He further stressed that only certain, limited amount of crime is necessary to perform positive functions for society. We will discuss how certain crimes have benefited the society.
Female crime – The victimization of female and changing values
Aileen Wuornos was a female serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida for which she was executed, though she claimed that the victims have either raped or tried to rape her while she was working as a prostitute, and that all of the homicides were committed in self-defense. Later study have found that she was having a harsh childhood whose father was a psychopath (Silvio, Heather, McCloskey, Kathy, Ramos-Grenier & Julia, 2006), and mother abandoned her and her brother out of the stress of single–parenting. Her grandfathers and mothers took up the responsibilities to take care of them. She began participating in sexual activities in school in exchange for cigarettes, drugs, and food (Howard
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