Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Durkheim’s theory of the functional necessity of crime proposes that wrongdoing or crime serves to force societal members to react, condemn, and thus establish the borders of society and reconfirm its values.
2. Status offenses generally refer to offenses punishable by a year or more in a state or federal prison.
3. A purist legal view of crime would define it as violation of criminal law
4. The law contains penal sanctions enforced by punishments administered by the state.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
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