Emile Durkheim’s Normal and Pathological Society
“If there is a fact whose pathological nature appears indisputable, it is crime” (Wright 2007; Pg. 28). Crime is very tricky to describe especially since there are hundreds of different ones. A crime can be as little as stealing a small piece of gum from a convenience store to committing cold blooded murder. Living in the world today, there have been hundreds of different crimes that are committed on a daily basis. The crime rates are constantly rising, and for this societies are suffering with so much pain and agony. Instead of societies working together and creating a positive environment for everyone, societies manage to corrupt the good within them.
Emile Durkheim describes the way a certain …show more content…
31). I think this statement is very important because it states that the more strongly built a structure the harder it is to change it. I feel this is important because it shows that if the crime system (criminal justice system) is strongly built there is no need for change. These days everyone feels like they can make their own rules. Therefore, the Criminal Justice System was set in place to try and put an end to crimes. Within a pathological society, the individuals are all corrupted, and don’t realize what is right and what is wrong. Durkheim shares in the article that living in a pathological society it causes chaos. I feel like everything truly needs structure because without it there is no limit, and having no limit allows for anything to go. Like the phrase says, “if you give someone an inch they will take a mile.” I think this is very true because these days everyone is worried about themselves inside of worrying about others, and how to make this world a better place. There always have to be limits, so living in a world with crime is a good thing because it requires there to be a system to punish those who do wrong. So, that no one else commits the same crime, or are punished for doing it. No matter how you look at it crime can be good and bad, but it’s extremely important to know when crime is good and when …show more content…
29). Even though it’s weird to say crime is normal it is, for the fact, that it allows people to set rules so that the world can function much easier. If there was no such thing as “crime” there would be no criminal justice system. The criminal justice system was set in place to protect, capture, prosecute, and punish those who have committed a crime. This article clearly states that crime is normal to have, but just the right amount of crime can be committed because if they were a society that was committing all these crimes because they think they are doing nothing wrong the world would be
“If there is a fact whose pathological nature appears indisputable, it is crime” (Wright 2007; Pg. 28). Crime is very tricky to describe especially since there are hundreds of different ones. A crime can be as little as stealing a small piece of gum from a convenience store to committing cold blooded murder. Living in the world today, there have been hundreds of different crimes that are committed on a daily basis. The crime rates are constantly rising, and for this societies are suffering with so much pain and agony. Instead of societies working together and creating a positive environment for everyone, societies manage to corrupt the good within them.
Emile Durkheim describes the way a certain …show more content…
31). I think this statement is very important because it states that the more strongly built a structure the harder it is to change it. I feel this is important because it shows that if the crime system (criminal justice system) is strongly built there is no need for change. These days everyone feels like they can make their own rules. Therefore, the Criminal Justice System was set in place to try and put an end to crimes. Within a pathological society, the individuals are all corrupted, and don’t realize what is right and what is wrong. Durkheim shares in the article that living in a pathological society it causes chaos. I feel like everything truly needs structure because without it there is no limit, and having no limit allows for anything to go. Like the phrase says, “if you give someone an inch they will take a mile.” I think this is very true because these days everyone is worried about themselves inside of worrying about others, and how to make this world a better place. There always have to be limits, so living in a world with crime is a good thing because it requires there to be a system to punish those who do wrong. So, that no one else commits the same crime, or are punished for doing it. No matter how you look at it crime can be good and bad, but it’s extremely important to know when crime is good and when …show more content…
29). Even though it’s weird to say crime is normal it is, for the fact, that it allows people to set rules so that the world can function much easier. If there was no such thing as “crime” there would be no criminal justice system. The criminal justice system was set in place to protect, capture, prosecute, and punish those who have committed a crime. This article clearly states that crime is normal to have, but just the right amount of crime can be committed because if they were a society that was committing all these crimes because they think they are doing nothing wrong the world would be