Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0680 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Victimless Crime
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The idea
Victimless crime names offenses in which participants are willing and no unwilling party is directly harmed, a category whose boundaries are actively disputed.
In practice
Whether such offenses produce diffuse harms is argued on both sides with evidence.
Where people slip
Per this course's neutrality convention, the dispute is presented and not settled here.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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