Social construction of crime 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: gbuni17Created on: 12-09-16 16:57 What did Newburn suggest about crime? Crime is basically a label that is attached to certain forms of behaviour, which are prohibited by the state 1 of 5 Because crime is defined by the law, what does this mean about the rightness or wrongness of actions? That no action is intrinsically right or wrong 2 of 5 What does changing social attitudes show about crime? That an act that was once considered a crime, isn't anymore. For example, homosexuality 3 of 5 Why, as Newburn pointed out, is no action intrinsically right or wrong? Because crime definitions vary from place to place and time to time, so nothing is criminal in itself 4 of 5 What is crime? A social construct 5 of 5
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