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Crimes, Criminals and Crime Statistics: Introduction to Exercise 1 - The concept of crime
What You Will Learn

This exercise explains the following views and concepts related to crime:
  • Natural law view of crime
  • Social construct view of crime
    • Deviance
  • Legal construct view of crime
    • Mens rea
    • Actus reus
Key Terms


actus reus
crime
deviance
legal construct
mens rea
natural law
social construct
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

Read each passage and the question that follows it. Type your answer in the box provided. When you have finished, click DONE to compare WHAT YOU WROTE with WHAT WE WROTE.
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