Crime (3 Parts)

An action or activity that is...

1. Punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority or, in

some cases, be a powerful minority.

2. Considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by

public officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends.

3. Punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the

loss of personal freedom or life.

Model that defines criminal behavior as those acts that conflict

with the values and beliefs of a society as a whole.

Model in which the content of criminal law is determined by the

groups that hold economic, political, and social power in a community.