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TOPICAL ISSUES AND COMMENT

What is crime?

Rebecca Roberts and Will McMahon explore hidden and ignored crimes and harms

Pages 8-9 | Published online: 02 Aug 2010
 

Abstract

We all have commonsense ideas about what crime is. Splashed on the front pages of newspapers and a daily staple of TV, literary, and film entertainment—crime stories are big news and big business. Murder, theft, and assault might be some of the first things that to come to mind when posed the question ‘what is crime?’. However, usually it is the most visible and obvious crimes that receive the most attention. Many harms and injustices which are widespread and can result in deadly consequences seem to gain comparatively less interest.

More details of the What is crime? project and the competition, prizes, and judges can be found at www.whatiscrime.org.uk

More details of the What is crime? project and the competition, prizes, and judges can be found at www.whatiscrime.org.uk

Notes

More details of the What is crime? project and the competition, prizes, and judges can be found at www.whatiscrime.org.uk

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Rebecca Roberts

Rebecca Roberts is Senior Policy Associate

Will McMahon

Will McMahon is Policy Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

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