AC1.1

• Norms


  Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.
• Values


  The ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live.
• Moral Codes


  Morals or good ways of behaving. breaking a moral code would generally be considered serious in society, an example would be murder
• Deviance


  Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.
• Crime


  A violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties.
• Summary Offences


  Minor criminal offences which are tried by magistrates an example are speeding offences.
• Indictable Offence


  A serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in the County Court or Supreme Court of Victoria.
• Two Elements of a Crime

  Actus Reus and Mens Rea.
• Court Sanctions


  Custodial sentences, community sentences, fines, discharge.
• Non-Court Sanctions


  Cautions, conditional cautions, penalty notices.
• Formal Sanctions


  Sanctions imposed by persons given special authority.
• Informal Sanctions


  When rules are not formally written down.