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The evolving concept of crime as a result of social, political and legal processes.
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The evolving concept of crime as a result of social, political and legal processes Crime is not an objective phenomenon. It does not exist independently of the social, political and legal processes that help to define and control it. Crime is not simply a quality of the act, but also a judgement. To say something is 'criminal' means it is legally wrong and suggests that the person who commits the act is somehow culpable. The most common definition of crime is that which links it to substantive criminal law. Michael and Adler in 1933 (Muncie, Maclaughlin, 2002) presented the earliest position on this issue, that something is not a crime unless outlawed by state legislation. Tappan argued that 'Crime is an act in violation of the criminal law committed without defense or excuse and penalized by the state as felony or misdemeanour' (Muncie &Mclaughlin 2002). This black letter law definition of...
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