SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Malum Prohibitum, Small Claims Court, Official Statistics
15 May 2016
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A lot of different types, some examples are; tattoos, underage drinking, public indecency, mostly things that would be frowned upon in society today. Wide range of things, some examples are; stealing, theft, assault, drug use. Considered seriously wrongs within themselves throughout time, ex if you asked someone their thoughts on murder it will widely be considered wrong. Conflict crimes: (conflict because there could be disagreement/controversy on whether or not they could be considered crimes) ex. Prostitution, marijuana, underage drinking (considered illegal but people"s opinion differs) called mala prohibita (there only wrong because the law considers them to be, however opinions could differ. Cultural: example; alcohol is not considered illegal everywhere in the world (neither are drugs) Historical: laws and what is believed excitable changes over time (ex. 19(something) law changed therefor crime and deviance definition changed. Contextual: changes depending on situation, you can do something in one place which is completely expectable but may not be in another place (ex.
