The meaning of crime
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- give a definition of crime (in terms of society)
- state the steps and factors that lead from a crime to conviction
- illustrate how society views crime ‘with fear and fascination’
- give examples of the relationship between crime rates and the evidence to support these claims.
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