Durkheim

• What four functions of crime did Durkheim identify?

  1. Re - affirming social boundaries
  2. Changing values - crime leads to change in social order e.g. Sarah's Law
  3. Social Cohesion - horrific crimes can unite society
  4. Safety Valve - criminal behaviour allows people to 'blow of steam', outlet for discontent
• What did Durkheim argue crime was?

  integral to all healthy societies
• What sociological perspective did Durkheim argue from?

  Functionalism