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Why might figures for recorded crime

'Crime' can be defined in two ways. There is the legal definition of crime, which states that crimes are acts which break the written law of the state. For example, stealing a jumper from a shop. There is also the normative definition of crime, which states that crimes are acts which break moral codes set by society, which can be formal or informal. For example, spitting. Legal and normative crime cannot be reconciled, as a lot of acts which are considered legal by the legal definition, are considered wrong by the normative definition.

Britainmore democratic

Which changes in the franchise and electoral methods in the period 1868 and 1992 did most to make Britain more democratic? There are many countries that claim to democratic, and the United Kingdom is one of these. We elect our government, which is the key feature of a representative democracy; however this is not necessarily enough to make our country a democracy. Other features of a representative democracy are: - a choice of political parties, free and fair elections and civil and political rights.