Problems In Defining Crime
- Created by: hollydavies2
- Created on: 02-05-17 10:13
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- Problems in Defining Crime
- Cultural issues.
- Definitions of crime vary cross-culturally, meaning what is considered a crime in one culture may not be one in another.
- In Saudi Arabia it is illegal for women to drive, in the UK women are allowed to drive.
- Historical issues.
- What constitutes a crime also varies historically, as the legal system changes the laws over time, some crimes would be previously a crime is no longer one.
- Example: homosexualitycrime until 1967.
- Cultural issues.
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