Compare Criminal and Deviant Behaviour

Question 1

What is the social definition of a crime?

Answer 1

Behaviour or activity that offends the social code of a particular community

Question 2

What is the legal definition of a crime?

Answer 2

An act that breaks the law. Crime is an international violation of the criminal laws.

Question 3

What are the 2 ways crimes can be punished

Answer 3

Formally and informally

Question 4

What does actus reus mean?

Answer 4

A guilty act

Question 5

What does mens rea mean?

Answer 5

A guilty mind

Question 6

What does deviancy mean?

Answer 6

A behaviour that goes against the social norms of a specific group or society. This can differ between cultures and/or the situation

Question 7

What are the 3 types of deviancy?

Answer 7

• Unusual and good
• Unusual and eccentric
• Unusual and bad

Question 8

Why are crime and deviancy hard to define?

Answer 8

They are both social constructs so what they mean changes from person to person

Question 9

What are 3 examples of deviant acts?

Answer 9

Hoarding newspapers, walking barefoot and being a part of a subculture

Question 10

What are 3 examples of criminal acts?

Answer 10

Illegally downloading music, speeding and stealing baby food

Question 11

What are 3 examples of acts that are both criminal and deviant?

Answer 11

Murdering someone, cannibalism and being homeless

Question 12

What are the 3 types of criminal offences?

Answer 12

• Summary only offences
• Triable either way offences
• Indictable offences

Question 13

Define a summary only offence?

Answer 13

A less serious offence ,like stealing, that is always tried in the magistrates courts

Question 14

Define a triable either way offence?

Answer 14

Middle tier serious offences, like drug dealing, that are either heard in the crown courts or the magistrates courts

Question 15

Define a indictable offence?

Answer 15

The most serious offences, like murder, that are always heard in the crown courts

Question 16

What are 3 types of indictable offence?

Answer 16

• Assault (violence against a person)
• Rioting (public order offence)
• Arson (criminal damage)

Question 17

What are the 2 types of sanctions?

Answer 17

Formal sanctions and informal sanctions

Question 18

Define a formal sanction and give an example.

Answer 18

A punishment imposed by official bodies such as the police and the court.

Example: prison

Question 19

Define an informal sanction and give an example.

Answer 19

A punishment that is given by society as a way of showing their disproval towards their behaviour.

Example: public shaming

Question 20

Define a caution and the type of crime it is given for.

Answer 20

A warning given by the police or the crown prosecution for minor crimes like graffiti.

Question 21

Define a conditional caution and the type of crime it is given for.

Answer 21

Certain restrictions that an offender has to follow like getting treatment for drug abuse.

Question 22

Define a penalties notice and the type of crime it is given for.

Answer 22

This is a payment the offender must make to not get convicted for it, these are given for minor crimes.

Question 23

Define what a custodial sentence.

Answer 23

When you are imprisoned or put in a young offenders institute.

Question 24

Define what a community sentence is.

Answer 24

It is a punishment that is served in a community rather than custody.

Question 25

Define what a fine is.

Answer 25

A financial penalty that changes in amount depending on the severity of the offence.

Question 26

What are the 2 types of discharge.

Answer 26

Conditional discharge and unconditional discharge

Question 27

What is an unconditional discharge?

Answer 27

An unconditional discharge is when the offender has been found guilty but a formal sanction does not fit

Question 28

What is a conditional discharge?

Answer 28

A conditional discharge is when the offender cant commit any further offences in a given period of time

Question 29

Define a norm.

Answer 29

Acceptable behaviour in a certain situation/environment

Question 30

Define values.

Answer 30

Internal ideas of right and wrong that are not enforced by society

Question 31

Define moral code.

Answer 31

The idea of what is morally right or wrong among groups of people and society

Question 32

Define mores.

Answer 32

A norm governed by morality, extreme norms that focus on morally correct and ethical behaviour

Question 33

What is an example of a norm?

Answer 33

Wearing shoes outside

Question 34

What is an example of values?

Answer 34

Respecting your elders

Question 35

What is an example of moral code?

Answer 35

Honesty, respect and compassion

Question 36

What are examples of mores?

Answer 36

Cannibalism goes against it