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- Fri Jan 28 2005
... Why is crime so hard to define? Crime is one thing in our society that continues to cause trouble and heated discussion. Not only through the act itself and the devastation it can cause but also through the very definition of what a crime is. Why is it that some people would consider playing your music too loud after 11pm a crime, others a nuisance and others not a problem at all? This is a clear example of someone causing a crime but not everyone will see it that way. What I will be looking at is the two main definitions of crime and proving that neither one is good enough to give a definitive answer on what crime is. Taking that one step further I will prove that crime can never be defined successfully and explain why. The first definition of crime I will be looking at is the legal
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