Sociological Understanding of Crime

Deviance refers to behavior that violates social norms. It is not always criminal because not all deviant behavior is illegal.

The three basic questions to understand crime sociologically are: What is the nature of crime? Who commits crimes and why? How does society respond to crime?

The FBI defines crime as the violation of criminal laws.

<p>The two main categories of crimes tracked in major crime indices are crimes against the person and crimes against property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Victimless crimes are offenses that do not have a direct victim and are often related to personal choices or consensual activities. They are not generally tracked in major crime indices because they are considered less harmful or important compared to crimes with victims.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>commits</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>respond</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>rape</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>illegal</p> Signup and view all the answers