While most laws are in place to maintain social order, some are put on place based on the social beliefs and interests of those in power and not that of the general public. Using this approach to create criminal law is dangerous and creates a host of related social issues that are sometimes worse than then the problem the law is supposed to be solving. One issue that has been debated since its inception is …showed first 75 words of 1756 total…

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