The Concept of Social Crime and Its Dimensions Criminology
How do the concept of ‘social harm’ and the understanding relations of power aid our understanding of the complexities of crime? Social harm is a concept that has no real definitive meaning and can be seen to be quite ambiguous with having several different meanings to people within society. Harm is defined as injury or damage imposed intentionally or unintentionally upon society, social institutions or individuals. Social harm allows for Criminologists to gauge recognition of certain behaviours that go beyond legal and state definitions of harmful, hurtful and detrimental practices and see them as forms of harm, because of this social harm is seen to have advantages over crime. Crime is defined as an action that is detrimental to society and it values or is legally prohibited, these are then punishable by criminal laws set out by Government. However, definitions of crimes through the years have changed, many losing their criminal status within this modernising world and are dependent form state from state to state. In sociological terms, power is any form of suppression on human behaviour that derives from unequal social relations, servitude and any structures of dominance that is forced upon or dealt out through some sort of general agreement. Power plays a part in how social harm and crime is perceived within society of today. Through the use of chapter 2 Mooney and Talbot ‘Global cities, segregation and transgression’ and chapter 4 Westmorland ‘Gender abuse and people trafficking’ this essay will discuss how the concept of social harm and the understanding relations of power aid out understanding of the complexities of crime.
Chapter 2 Mooney and Talbot ‘Global cities, segregation and transgression’ focuses on the connections between crime and social control and their relations to geography and space. Mooney and Talbot look at urban space is terms of how crime is viewed via policies that are aimed at managing behaviour and helping to prevent crime. Years
Chapter 2 Mooney and Talbot ‘Global cities, segregation and transgression’ focuses on the connections between crime and social control and their relations to geography and space. Mooney and Talbot look at urban space is terms of how crime is viewed via policies that are aimed at managing behaviour and helping to prevent crime. Years