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Victimless Crimes

The criminalization of victimless crimes in several countries has caused controversy.

By
Muladi
· 6 minutes read
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Polemic broke out recently over a recent Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, the arrest of several noted artists and government officials or their families for misusing drugs, and the uncovering of various moral offenses. The polemic makes us aware of the controversy that surrounds the concept of victimless crime, which must be comprehensively and accurately understood.

The term “victimless crime” covers illicit and illegal acts considered that do not have victims, and which typically involves only the perpetrator directly or happens with the consent or voluntary transactions among adults, without causing casualties or losses among innocent people who do not participate directly in the act (Decker, 1973).

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