Functions of Crime

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  • Created by: FinnR_
  • Created on: 15-11-22 08:08
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  • Functions of crime
    • Social Cohesion
      • When an act of deviance is committed, society comes together as one in its reaction to the act.
    • Social Regulation
      • When the police arrest someone they show society what is wrong to do.
    • Social Change
      • Sometimes if there is a law that the majority of society disagree with, and it takes someone going against it to change it.

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