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Is crime a violation of social standards or of legal code or both?

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Date Posted: 2015/08/31
Mohamed Ali
by Mohamed Ali , Technical Support , Almisehal Group

The crime in fact basically is a voilation to a social order or system, and violation to the law as well.

crime is violation of social standards

Otogiakhe Raphael
by Otogiakhe Raphael , Safety Representative , Vita construction limited

Crime is an improper act in the society.

By definition crime is a violation of the legal code. Within our  society there are many standards dependent on background, faith, culture and education. Breaking these standards does not represent a crime unless it is codified in law.

As an example allowing a child in the front seat of the car does not violate a social standard but is illegal. It is a crime. Wearing shoes in an Arabic home is breaking a social standard but is not illegal it is not a crime. 

Problems come in society when people attempt to impose their social standards on communities with different standards, punishing those whose break local social standards as if they were criminal.

 The french ban on the Niqab is an example of differing social standards, codified into law, creating inter-community tension.

 

Gayasuddin Mohammed
by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

Very basic is that the CRIME  is a public wrong, obviously it is a violation of social standards set in the society, thereby to regulate it accordingly legal code exists. So it is public wrong and violation of societal norms and a legal code. Thanks.

Krisna Limbaga
by Krisna Limbaga , muaythai instructor/athlete , Philippine sports commission

As long as it is a crime it really violates the social standards and legal norms

Both voilation of social standards and legal code are crime.

Fazal Illahi
by Fazal Illahi , Chief Security Officer , Pakistan Army

All laws when devised naturally are designed to protect social order and balance, therefore a crime is defined as crime if it harms the society and social order, resultant law terms that act as a crime

البدوي احمد محمد الكحلات
by البدوي احمد محمد الكحلات , خدمة المواطنين , ادارة الحماية المدنية قسم اطفاء وإنقاذ

crime is the violation of both but now itb depends with the legal systerm of every country and its constitution and legislation,like we have islamic legal system which is diferent from

Uchechukwu Uhalla
by Uchechukwu Uhalla , Sales Supervisor , Nabi Cafe

Crime is a violation both social and legal code because crime is against the ethics or standard set.

Cobus Erasmus
by Cobus Erasmus , Regional Director , Erinys Iraq

Both - It is an violation of the legal code/ law in the firts place, but also an violation of the social standards. 

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