Durkheim


	Theory	Strengths
	A crime is an action that offends collective feelings Crime is normal for every society and we need crime Crime has an adaptive and boundary function Mechanical and organic social solidarity Anomie Suicide at the time was a crime and is still seen as a deviant act altruistic, anomic, egoistic and fatalistic suicide The amount of regulation and integration of the individuals
	Keywords and References	Weaknesses
	Mechanical solidarity Organic solidarity Anomie NEWBURN, T. (2013) Criminology. 2nd Ed. Oxon: Routledge.	Does not consider the impact of power and wealth How can we empirically prove the conscience collective We can not use his theory to explain all crime

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