 The word "crime" became part of the vocabulary of the English language via Old French, during the Middle Ages, and within the Middle English phase of the language.In history, religion provided a moral influence on the community and each person, providing an internal locus of control oriented toward a morality, so that each person was empowered to have a degree of control over themselves within society.As Auguste Comte instituted sociology (1830-1842), already certain thinkers predicted the discontinuation of a perceived "false consciousness" intrinsic to religious belief.