Sentence examples for define crime from inspiring English sources

For example, if as a lawmaker I understand and define crime as a white problem, then I shouldn't be surprised if most of the suspects in police custody are white.

It's been reminiscent of This Life in presenting a group of multi-layered, not traditionally likeable characters whose sexual exploits are depicted as honestly and unflinchingly as the moments of violence which define crime dramas.

In the kind of story Conlon refers to — crime stories — societal factors can cut both ways: they exonerate a criminal because of mitigating conditions, such as poverty or ethnic or racial discrimination; or they can define crime rigidly, in terms of its social definition, the breaking of the law, and make no allowance for mitigating circumstances.

In light thereof Howard et al. have referred to the "endemic problem confronting comparative criminology", being the enormous diversity in the way different cultures and nation-states define crime, justice and other relevant concepts (2000, p. 166).

But we must accept that crime statistics are inherently wrong due to the prejudicial societal labels used to define crime by the power elite and that crime statistics are always used as a political weapon.

There, conscious that he was being graded on his performance under the CompStat system, he admitted he often sought to define crimes by their lowest possible classification — but within the procedures of the state penal law and the department's guidelines and legal experts.

At present, a vaguely defined crime ("aggression") may be added to the court's jurisdiction.

The new cabinet also issued its first decree, setting severe penalties for the hazily defined crime of "thuggery".Many Egyptians welcome such moves as necessary to restore stability.

Up to 20 people are facing prosecution for the loosely defined crime of "inciting subversion," which includes criticism of the Communist Party.

But Ms. MacKinnon noted that in contrast to other countries China defined crime very broadly, imposed censorship with little if any explanation and provided no process for operators of blocked Web sites to appeal censorship.

No, because it is a fundamental principle that the law is not retroactive: there was not a defined crime in 2003, and it was not within the power of the ICC to do anything about it.