law and order issue theme

Explored is behavior that is broadly considered to be against the law in organized societies. The theme pertains to crimes and the measures we take to punish, deter, and prevent them.

Notes

Discussions about what ought or oughtn't be law belong elsewhere. For example, thorny constitutional law controversies may be better described as political issues.

Examples

"price rigging in society" and "theft in society" are both about undesirable activities that we seek to proscribe, and are thus "law and order issue" themes.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: One Eight Seven (1997) major The story explores gang related violence in the schools.
ahh1x15 minor An innocent man was hounded to insanity by overzealous police officers.
movie: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) minor It came to light that Kim had hired the Yakuza to traffic young girls for illicit purposes.