Argues that crime is inevitable, and even beneficial for society.The right amount of crime will help prevent anomie/normlessness.Crime creates a reaction from society, uniting them against the baddy.
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Davis
supports the idea that crime can be positive. He argues that prostitution lets men release sexual frustration without threatening the nuclear family!
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Cohen
crime and deviance acts as a warning that an institution is functioning badly, such as people skipping school
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Erikson
says bodies such as the policy actually want to maintain crime due to its positive functions
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Adaption and Change
Durkheim therefore argues that neither a high or low level of crime is wanted, just somewhere in the middle. Too much crime threatens bonds of society, and too little is repressive and prevents change
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supports the idea that crime can be positive. He argues that prostitution lets men release sexual frustration without threatening the nuclear family!
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