Durkheim goes on in his article to demonstrate why crime is normal in society and he begins by simply explaining how a society without crime is impossible. The only way to completely get rid of crime would be to have it increase so high across all of the society that stopping it became the sole focus of all of the society. It is also important to understand that certain crimes are considered worse than others even though they violate the same principle. “Thus, for example, theft and mere misappropriation of property offend the same altruistic sentiment, the respect for other people’s possessions. However, this sentiment is offended less strongly by the later action than the former.” (Durkheim, 1964). If the awareness for the sentiment raises in society people will become more offended by simpler actions. This, in turn, will cause people to believe that even their smallest flaws will be just as bad as the worse
Durkheim goes on in his article to demonstrate why crime is normal in society and he begins by simply explaining how a society without crime is impossible. The only way to completely get rid of crime would be to have it increase so high across all of the society that stopping it became the sole focus of all of the society. It is also important to understand that certain crimes are considered worse than others even though they violate the same principle. “Thus, for example, theft and mere misappropriation of property offend the same altruistic sentiment, the respect for other people’s possessions. However, this sentiment is offended less strongly by the later action than the former.” (Durkheim, 1964). If the awareness for the sentiment raises in society people will become more offended by simpler actions. This, in turn, will cause people to believe that even their smallest flaws will be just as bad as the worse