Criminal behaviour and deviance Flashcards
What are norms?
Expected behaviour of members of society.
What are values?
The rules shared by most people in a given culture.
What is actus reus?
Latin for guilty act( it is not your intensions).
What is men’s rea?
Latin for guilty mind(you know you want to do it.
What is the full explanation for Deviance?
-Refers to any behaviour that goes against society’s norms. These acts are not necessarily against the law but can be.
-Deviance is not sanctioned in formally, but it can sometimes be sanctioned by informal sanctions where society members show disapproval such as being frowned upon by society or laughed at from peers.
How is some deviance behaviour viewed not negatively?
It does not typically receive informal sanctions. Thus there a three types of deviant behaviour.
What is Bad behaviour?
Bad behaviour refers to behaviour that is deviant because it is harmful. Such as assaulting a pensioner.
What is Odd behaviour?
Odd behaviour is behaviour that is deviant because it is unusual, such as living with an excessive number of cats.
What is Admired behaviour?
Admired behaviour is deviant but consider positives as saving a life whilst putting your own at risk.
What are some examples of deviant behaviour?
1 Swearing
2 Smoking
3Adultery
4 Poor hygiene
What is crime?
Crimes legal definitions refers to any behaviour that is against the law. In law, A criminal offence usually requires an actus reus and men’s rea, which refer to a guilty act and a guilty mind respectively. However, laws can change between time and place.
What is the social definition of crime?
It is a social interaction that is wrong against the community. For example, in some cultures, such as the UK, female genital mutilation is a crime and strongly disapproved of, whereas in other cultures female genital mutilation is widely accepted as part of a young gurls rite of passage and is therefore not widely disapproved of or a crime. Some criminal behaviour could also be described as deviant, but it does not have to be .
What punishment should criminal behaviour have?
Formal.
These sanctions can be non court sanctions, such as cautions or penalty notices. A caution may be given for a minor crime such as graffitiing a bus shelter. Penalty notices are given for crimes such as being drunk and disorderly in public. In neither case have you officially been arrested.
What are court sanctions?
They can custodial sentences where you are immediately sent to prison. Serious crimes warrant this kind of sanction such as murder. Fines are another example of court sanctions, where you pay a certain amount for committing a crime.
What are some examples of fatal offences against the person?
Murder, manslaughter.
