Unit 2 AC1.1 And AC1.2

Question 1

List 3 criminal only acts.

Answer 1

Speeding
Illegal downloads
Not buying a train ticket

Question 2

List 3 deviant only acts.

Answer 2

Queue junping
Having bright purple hair
Talking to ttees/ tree hugging

Question 3

List 3 acts that are bith criminal and deviant.

Answer 3

Murder
Stealing
Robbery

Question 4

What two things are needed for an act to be considered criminal by law.

Answer 4

The actus reus (the crimnal act) and the mens rea (the guilty mind/ the intent)

Question 5

Define sanction. What are the two types of sanctions?

Answer 5

Something put in place in order to deter people from doing an unwanted behaviour again. Shows that the behaviour they did was unacceptable.

Formal and informal

Question 6

What is the legal definition of a crime?

Answer 6

A violation of a law.
An offence against the state that is punishable.
actus Reus and Mens Rea is normally needed.

Question 7

Define deviance

Answer 7

Behaviour that goes against the norms and values of society.

Question 8

What are the 6 types of criminal offences that a crime can be categorised into?

Answer 8

Drug offences
Sexual offenses
Offences against property
Fatal offences against the person
Non-fatal offences against the person
Public order offences.

Question 9

What 4 things influence the social definition of crime and give examples?

Answer 9

Place- Jaywalking being policed more heavily in cities than small towns
Time- Smoking wasn’t illegal until July 2007
Culture- Capital Punishment is legal in many US states, but illegal in the UK
Circumstance- Age of criminal responsibility- Manslaughter vs murder

Question 10

What are the two types of sanctions for criminal behaviour?

Answer 10

Court sanctions and non-court sanctions

Court sanctions are administered by the courts, hence the name.
Non-court sanctions are generally administered by the police.

Question 11

List the 4 court sanctions

Answer 11

Custodial sentence
Community Service
Financial penalty
Discharge- if the offender reoffends in a set period of time they will be arrested.

Question 12

List the 3 non- court sanctions

Answer 12

Penalty notice for disorder
Caution
Conditional caution- having to get treatment for drug abuse etc

Question 13

Explain how crime is a social construct.

Answer 13

We as a society decide what is and isn’t criminal.

Something isn’t criminal or deviant until we label it as so.

Question 14

What are values?

Answer 14

Principles or standards of behaviour. What people consider important to them. Tell us what is right and wrong
Like mutual respect

Question 15

What are norms?

Answer 15

Socially accepted standards for how we should behave, linked to values in society.
Differ by culture

Like making direct eye contact with the person you are talking to

Question 16

What are moral codes?

Answer 16

Dependant on the values held by society. A set of rules or guidelines, that a person or group of people follow in order to live a life that is good and moral.