crime and society

Introduction:
Crime has become part of most peoples’ life in one form or another. This essay will define crime from many perspectives, as the many and varied theories of delinquency create much of the confusion concerning the causes of crime (Shoemaker 2000). The idea that criminal behaviour is determined, or caused, by something, leads to the legal, social, and cultural factors that influence the decision to label some behaviour’s as criminal while others or not. Rights, choices and responsibility of individuals and society will also be covered as they may lead to the discissions people make concerning their behaviours. (Shoemaker 2000). Drugs will be used as an example of criminal behaviours throughout the essay. Further, this essay will look at how criminal statistics are used to establish laws. (Sutherland 1940, 1947). Finally, this essay will conclude by suggesting that Health Services and interventions have been planned with little reference to the needs of those most concer...