Which statement best defines crime? crime and deviance: select the best answer from the choices provided. a. the violation of society's formally ennacted criminal law b. the rejection of accepted ways of conducting oneself c. the recognized violation of cultural norms d. the rejection of all forms of technology (social issues)

The correct answer is A. The violation of society's formally enacted criminal law.

It certainly cannot be a person’s rejection “of accepted ways of conducting oneself” or else adultery would be a crime and so would be masturbation. The violation of cultural norms is not a crime, since cultures change and evolve and barely a hundred years ago, women started liberating themselves from a patriarchal culture. Finally, rejecting all forms of technology is not a crime; otherwise the Amish would be considered criminals. In other words, morality, culture and technology are subject to debate and they influence criminal law but unless a particular aspect of culture or idea is objectively harmful to society it should not be declared a crime.

d is the right answer