Example sentences of "be defined as crime " in BNC.
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| 1 | To reiterate the point just made , this is not an argument about the functional necessity for all societies to have a category of ‘ crime ’ but an argument about the positive qualities of what happens to be defined as crime under capitalism ; indeed , the argument is usually combined with the assumption that under socialism there would be no such thing as crime . |
| 2 | The moral debate about what should be defined as crime is a debate about what we think is undesirable , and should not therefore be tolerated . |
| 3 | In addition to this descriptive overview , issues which will also be discussed include : the relationship between ‘ theory ’ and ‘ practice ’ in crime prevention ; how and why activities come to be defined as crime prevention activities ; changes in the role of crime prevention officers and the increasing importance ( in theory , at least ) of crime prevention in the work of all police officers ; liaison with non-police bodies including crime prevention panels , neighbourhood watch schemes , schools etc. , and finally , the use of new technology in the prevention of crime . |
| 4 | As well as differing from place to place , what is defined as crime changes over time . |
| 5 | The different sense of ‘ the functions of crime ’ — that sometimes what is defined as crime includes activities that some may regard as useful and beneficial — relates to an issue that has long confronted socialists : what is the status of crime and criminals under capitalism ? |
| 6 | In Chapter 1 I suggested that these two sides to our rational self-interestedness imply that we have an ambiguous , fluctuating relationship with whatever is defined as crime and conformity . |