The comprehensive use of the term “Crime” may be portrayed to have a straightforward definition, but crime takes many scopes in which it can be defined. Although media plays a huge part on constructing public’s view of what crime is, there is more to it than what we see, hear or witness around us. The most common definition of which crime is described would be an act or behaviour that is prohibited by the criminal code (Walklate, 2011) (Walker, 1987) (Coleman & Norris, 2000). Coleman and Clive (2000) also identifies a criminal as the individual who performs the act. However, what is characterised as criminal could change over time and could also differ between societies (Coleman & Cline, 2000), as an act could be prohibited in one place but considered normal for another. In some countries, people are allowed to freely sell, purchase and use Cannabis while other countries prohibits it. This shows that even though there is a widespread use of this term, what constitutes it varies across the world.
The reign of Hitler in Nazi Germany is a major example on the change of what is viewed as a ‘crime’, the annihilation of the Jews during that time was not evaluated as a crime. However, looking back, the Holocaust is regarded as the greatest warcrime in our history. Coleman and Clive (2000) also classified crimes in the corporate world which they referred to as ‘Corporate Crime’, or offences committed by professionals and corporations. These type of crimes often go undiscovered because it is usually seen as a victimless crime. Also, these crimes are rarely broadcasted or exposed to the public through media, and that is one of the reasons why most of us are unaware of such crimes. Another approach on which crime can be characterised is by the behaviour of individuals or institutions that violates or denies human rights (Coleman & Clive, 2000). Places that