Should the benefit to the criminal be included in the social welfare function? Solution Answer: Criminal is inlvoved in a lot of activities that are not acceptable to society as whole. In other words these activites are anti-law. But the criminal is also part of society. If any kinds of benefits that accrueing to him from sources other then the criminal activites, must be given ample place in the social welfare funciton. But if he benefits are attributable to criminal activites, then it should not form the part of social welfare function as these benefits are being reaped by causing harm to someone else..