What is required for a deviant behavior to be legally recognized as a crime?

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The government must officially enact laws that define it as criminalIt has to be performed by an individual already identified as a criminalIt should involve harm to a person or damage to propertyMost people in society must view the behavior as criminal

Explanation

For an act to be classified as a crime, it must first be criminalized through a formal legal process conducted by the state. Simply being deviant or harmful is not enough without this official designation.