Problems In Defining Crime

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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.

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