According to Durkheim, crime is a functional part of society, without crime there would be no progress, but without crime, there would also be no punishment. Historically, there have been whole sectors of society deigned to control and punish criminals. In fact, many would consider law and order to be a prerequisite to a functional society. In that case, what would a society be like if it had no prisons or courts? Even with the absence of prisons crime would still exist. As explained by Durkheim…
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