CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thorsten Sellin, Victimless Crime, Edwin Sutherland
4 Apr 2016
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People living within various cultures may have varying views on what should be treated as a crime based on individual society"s beliefs and values. Non criminals: people who look like upstanding ciizens may not look like stereotypical criminals but they should not be overlooked. Some people might believe smoking marijuana is a deviant act due to their personal beliefs, but it is also against the law and is a crime. Those in power ulimately get to decide what is and is not a crime. Selecive nature of criminal deiniions: dark figure of crime: Decisions about crime depend on aitudes, beliefs and resources that are available regarding criminal acivity. The staisics of crime are not a true number of the actual amount. Mala in se: so evil that it is wrong within itself, even without a law put in place. (ex.
