Multiple Choice
For Durkheim crime plays a number of important functions, including:
A) it has an adaptive function in that it introduces new ideas and practices into society
B) it allows society to imprison people
C) it creates employment
D) It also has a boundary maintenance function, reinforcing social values and norms
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