1.1

• What is the legal definition of criminal behaviour?

  An act that breaks the criminal law.
• what is the social definition of criminal behaviour?

  an act that society decides whether it is acceptable or not.
• define deviancy?

  a behaviour that differs from the normal. It ca be unusual, uncommon or out of the ordinary.
• what is the difference between formal and informal sanctions?

  formal sanctions are enforced by official organisations, like the police, while informal sanctions are not a written rule but is imposed by the general public.
• what is the definition of norms?

  specific rules of expectations a society has about what is allowed and what is not.
• what is the definition of values?

  a shared set of standards about right and wrong behaviours.
• an example of norms?

  how you speak to the elderly, you should be respectable and not talking down on them.
• an example of moral codes?

  the police have a code of ethics that they have to follow all the time, this is so they can demonstrate the respectable behaviour of the police organisation.
• An example of values?

  accepting and respecting people’s religions and faiths.
• what is act reus?

  referring to the guilty act, illegal behaviour.
• what is the mens rea?

  referring to the guilty mind, criminal intentions.
• What is strict liability?

  one exception for actus reus and mens rea when they are not clear.

  sometimes wrongful actions are enough to convict someone, even if you did not intend to do something wrong

  e.g. speeding - you still get fined whether you knew the speed limit or how fast you were driving
• what is self defense?

  one exception for actus reus and mens rea when they are not clear.

  assaulting someone when it is self defence is not a crime, as long as the forced used was reasonable in the situation.
• what are summary offences?

  less serious offences

  e.g. speeding
• what are indictable offences?

  more serious offences

  e.g. rape and murder
• What are moral codes?

  A set of rules that are written down with the assumption people will follow them and stick to them.