What is a crime?

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What is the criminal behaviour definition of a crime?
A phenotype within antisocial and aggressive behaviour characterised by the inability to commit to social norms
What is the problem with a social definition of a crime?
Social norms change over time and are different in each country
Law often criminalised those who were seen as different or deviant by mainstream society instead of protecting them

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What is a crime?

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AQA GCSE Psychology

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Edexcel GCSE Psychology

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5.1 Origins of Psychology

Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics

1.3.3 Victim Surveys

1.6 Applications: Crime Prevention and Punishment

4.1 What do we mean by 'mind'?

4.3 Psychology of Social Situations

1.3 Measuring Crime

Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality