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Question 1

criminal behavior
- definitions

Answer 1

• social definition : deviant act which is harmful to an individual or wider society which is deemed by that society to be wary of punishment
• legal definition - legal system defines this as the laws which determine what is a crime and the sanctions attached to this

actus reus - guilty act - wrongful deed which compromises the physical part of a crime

mens reus - guilty mind - need to be proven with a guilty mind while committing the conviction

Question 2

deviant behavior
- definitions

Answer 2

norms - unspoken rules which govern behavior
values - what we think should happen - norms derived from these
moral codes - collection of norms and values and they form a code

types of deviance
admired behavior - out of ordinary but highly regarded
odd behavior - odd beliefs or opinions
bad behavior - what we think of as deviant - covers low level of criminality

Question 3

sanctions against deviance and crime

Answer 3

deviance
informal - ignoring, name calling and shaming, frowning

formal - detentions, imprisonment , grounded

crime
court sanctions - curfews, custodial sentences, community sentences, fines

non court sanctions - cautions, conditional cautions, penalty notices, discharge