Crime and Sanction- Do These Notions Hold in Our Present Day?

Society always intended to control and minimize the level of crime, and for this purpose introduced various methods of punishments. Luckily, in the course of time people became more humane. As an evidence of this serve the abolishment of corporal punishment in the developed countries.
Different theorists and scientists tried to explain crime and sanction from various perspectives. For example, Durkheim believed that crime is inevitable, because it helps to evaluate the limits of acceptable behavior. Durkheim considered society as inseparable entity or organism, that is why the conclusion that responsibility is shared between the criminal and society inevitably comes to mind. As for Marx, he also supported Durkheim theory that the responsibility for crime is not individual but rather collective. Marx believed that minorities, as well as working class suffered greatly because of undetermined policing. Marx’s followers stated that laws worked against the working class urging them to commit a crime. As for Weber, he realized that state plays a very significant role in judging general rules. So, he did not underestimate the role of government in this issue. Ultimately, modern society derived useful knowledge from the ideas of outstanding theorists.
Bibliography:
1.	Marvin and Ronald L. Akers Krohn(1978), Crime, Law, and Sanctions: Theoretical Perspectives, SAGE Publications
2.	Charles H Logan (1974) Legal Sanctions and Deterrence from Crime, University Macrofilms.
3.	James L. Roberts (2000) Crime and Punishment, Paperback