Problem
Victimless crime
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Crimes without victimsCrimes against public morality
Nature:
A victimless crime is an illegal act that typically either directly involves only the perpetrator or occurs between consenting adults. Because it is consensual in nature, whether there involves a victim is a matter of debate. Definitions of victimless crimes vary in different parts of the world and different law systems, but usually include possession of any illegal contraband, recreational drug use, prostitution and prohibited sexual behavior between consenting adults, assisted suicide, and smuggling among other similar infractions.
In politics, a lobbyist or an activist might use the term victimless crime with the implication that the law in question should be abolished.
Victimless crimes are, in the harm principle of John Stuart Mill, "victimless" from a position that considers the individual as the sole sovereign, to the exclusion of more abstract bodies such as a community or a state against which criminal offenses may be directed. They may be considered offenses against the state rather than society.
Broader Problems:
Crime Narrower Problems:
GamblingObscenityBlasphemyProstitutionSubstance abuseBirth preventionAlcohol intoxicationMoral offences in heterosexual pairing Related Problems:
Political crime Aggravates:
Restrictive social policies Values:
MoralityCrimeImmorality Subject(s):
Government → PublicInnovative change → Change
Societal Problems → Crime
Societal Problems → Victims
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
16.04.2019 – 17:03 CEST