Crime — definition and types
Crime is an act that violates legal code and can be prosecuted by the state; includes conventional crimes (murder, theft, assault) and white-collar/corporate crimes (fraud, environmental damage).
Real World
The LIBOR banking scandal (2012) involved traders at Barclays manipulating global interest rates, costing billions worldwide — yet fewer prosecutions resulted than from a typical street robbery, exposing how corporate crime is under-criminalised.
Exam Focus
Distinguish 'crime' from 'deviance' explicitly in your answer — conflating the two loses AO1 marks for definitional accuracy.
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