Assess the view that crime is functional, inevitable, and normal

... Asses the view that crime is functional inevitable and normal Crime can be functional in bringing about social change - when social norms are unsuited with the conditions of life. A high crime rate is an indication of a social system that has failed to adapt to change. Deviance, acts as a warning device, indicating that an aspect of society is malfunctioning. Deviance may also act as a safety valve - a relatively harmless expression of discontent. For example the invasion of the House of Commons, would be a warning device to society relating to security issues. Durkheim argues that some crime is inevitable, but only in some societies, the crime rate may become too much and, this indicates a society that is intolerable, which means that it is suffering from social disorganisation. However, Durkheim does not provide any indication of what a 'normal' crime rate might be. While regarding a certain rate of

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