Crime and Society
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to criminology. 2. Status crime and victimization. 3. Case law and civil law. 4. Types of crime. 5. Rape. 6. Crime in the United States. 7. Morality and rights. 8. Genocide. 9. War crime. 10. Insanity defense. 11. Sharia. 12. Neighbourhood watch. 13. Personality rights. 14. Corruption and crime. 15. Crime in corporate sector. Index.
The idea of crime has a long history. Some religious communities regard sin as a crime; some may even highlight the crime of sin very early in legendary or mythological accounts of origins -- note the tale of Adam and Eve and the theory of original sin. What one group considers a crime may cause or ignite war or conflict. However, the earliest known civilizations had codes of law, containing both civil and penal rules mixed together, though not always in recorded form.
The idea of crime has a long history. Some religious communities regard sin as a crime; some may even highlight the crime of sin very early in legendary or mythological accounts of origins -- note the tale of Adam and Eve and the theory of original sin. What one group considers a crime may cause or ignite war or conflict. However, the earliest known civilizations had codes of law, containing both civil and penal rules mixed together, though not always in recorded form.
