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What is crime? - Coggle Diagram
What is crime?
Durkheim
Argue:
Crime is normal
Society: Degree of
uniformity
Collective conscience
: Maintain social solidarity
Society: Degree of
diversity
Diversities => Criminal
:check:
Social solidarity
=> Pressure
unity
+ :red_cross:
Diversities
Pressure
Criminal sanctions
Shame
Diversities => Deviant
:red_cross:
Clear dividing line
⇢ Criminal & Bad taste & Immoral
⬇️Criminal behavior ⇢
Immoral
behavior become
crime
A society of Saint
Our world: small deviation
Forgivable
Saint
Crime
Argue:
Crime is functional
Reason
Punishing criminal
Reinforce collective conscience + Feeling of superiority
:check:Social solidarity
:check:Social change
Exist rules
Against by "criminal"
:check:Social change
:red_cross:Commit crime
:red_cross:Social Change
Nil Christie
Argue
: Crime does not exist
Diff social
framework
:
Given
meanings =>
Acts
Crime & Criminal ⇢
Labels + Meanings
=> :red_cross:Exist
Meaning
of crime / act
Will change / affect
Contrasting
interpretation
E.g: Murder case / Romantic story => Wife suffered from Alzheimer ⇢Nursing long time ⇢ Husband killed Wife and himself
One situation => Diff
explaination
Social condition
e.g: War / Fall of central authority
Community
relationship
+ inf
Modern: House of perfection
:red_cross:Cooperate => :red_cross:Know each other
⬇️Relationship
Deviant act => :check:Crime
Tradition: House of turbulence
:check:Cooperate => Survive
⬆️Relationship
Deviant act => :red_cross:Crime