Which category of crimes was mentioned as purity-related in relation to disgust and policing?

• A. Drugs, Prostitution, and Lewdness
• B. Tax Evasion
• C. Burglary
• D. Counterfeiting

Answer: (A)

Disgust tied to purity concerns explains why policing targets certain behaviors more than others. Purity-related crimes revolve around violations of bodily integrity, sexual propriety, and taboos that people feel should remain uncontaminated by deviance. Drugs, prostitution, and lewdness sit squarely in that realm because they touch on sexuality, bodily discretion, and social norms about contamination or sacred cleanliness. These behaviors are commonly framed in terms of moral purity and are often met with stricter moral policing and social sanctioning.

Tax evasion, burglary, and counterfeiting are primarily viewed through lenses of economic harm, property rights, and fraud. They generate concerns about fairness, security, and financial integrity rather than violations of purity or sacred norms, so they don’t fit as neatly into the purity-related policing category.