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Natural Law Notions Of Crime

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Because “all Crimes are sins, but not all sins are crimes” (Fischer, 2016), it is imperative for one to distinguish the difference between crime and natural law notions of sin. Furthermore, one must also know who establishes and enforces laws of society. Crime, essentially, is defined as an action that encroaches upon an established set of rules in which are sanctioned by the state and reinforced by law enforcement agencies (Hendrix & Inciardi, 2013). Whether the crime is a misdemeanor (theft) or a felony (murder), it is all classified as an illegal activity perpetrated by an individual. Similar to the legalistic approach to crime is natural law notions of crime (sin). Natural law is a philosophy that is comprised of a set of rules that establishes,
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