Declaring and Decriminalizing CRIME in the Contemporary Society
Language: English
procedures by which the substantive criminal laws are actually implemented. Criminal justice is widely assumed to be the major means through the nation-state
assumes responsibility for constructing criminal law, punishing those who offend such laws and protecting the innocent. The study of criminal justice cannot be
separated out from broader issues of power and governance within particular social structure. Thus the contemporary Criminal Laws in different countries witnessed development of new crimes and decriminalization process. Societies have long banned, or limited behaviors believed to run contrary to social norms, customs, andalues, which are classified as ‘public order crimes’ or ‘victimless crime. Therefore it is time to initiate the process of decriminalizing and criminalizing crime on the basis of societal needs and conditioning.