Crime As A Social Construction

Crime is a term that refers to many types of misconduct forbidden by law. Murder is a crime in all countries. In the United States, stealing a car is a crime. So is resisting arrest, possessing or selling illegal drugs, and using the mails to cheat someone. The science of criminology is comprised of theories from many different perspectives, including sociology, psychology, economics, law and others; these theories in turn are classified in many different …

…a result of social construction. An example of this was the extremely old crime of witchcraft that used to exist a long time ago in Massachusetts, and is not considered a crime anymore since society has changes a whole lot than what it used to be. Years from today, what is considered a crime now will no longer be a crime and there will be many new crimes defined as a result of social construction.