AC1.1

Question 1

social definition of crime

Answer 1

not all harmful acts are criminal such as pollution and not all criminal acts are harmful such as vagrancy as it is criminal but people don’t perceive it as a crime

Question 2

legal definition of crime

Answer 2

an act that breaks the law this can be punished by imprisonment, a fine or community service

Question 3

Actus Reus

Answer 3

‘a guilty act’
conduct element of an offense

Question 4

Men’s Rea

Answer 4

‘a guilty mind’
mental element of a crime

Question 5

definition of deviance

Answer 5

deviance breaks the norms or rules of society. either written rules or unwritten rules that are normal ways of behaving

Question 6

examples of crimes

Answer 6

murder or theft both would receive a formal sanction such as life imprisonment or 3 year prison sentence

Question 7

examples of deviance

Answer 7

arriving late for lesson could receive a formal sanction such as a detention
spitting on the floor would receive an informal sanction such as a disapproving look

Question 8

crime that is criminal and deviant

Answer 8

rape- it is a criminal offense and goes against society’s norms and breaks society’s moral code

Question 9

moral panic

Answer 9

created when exaggerated and distorted mass media campaigns are used to create fear, reinforce stereotypes