Unit 2: AC1.1 - Compare Criminal Behaviour and Deviance Flashcards
Give the social definition of criminal behaviour
A wrong against the community
Give and example of an act that is criminal in one country but not in another
People in the UK deem having sex with a 14-year-old very wrong, however in Bangladesh they have arranged marriages with child brides.
Legal definition for criminal behaviour
Behaviour that breaks the law and for which you are punishable by the legal system
3 examples of a criminal act that is punishable by law
- Theft
- Fraud
- Murder
Define Actus Reus
Guilty act
Define Mens Rea
Guilty mind
3 non-court formal sanctions against criminals
- Cautions
- Conditional cautions
- Pentalty notices.
List 4 court sanctions against criminals
- Custodial sentences
- Community sentences
- Fines
- Discharge
What is a combination order
A sentence of the court that combines a probation order and a community service order
Define deviance
Any behaviour, belief or condition that violates significant social norms in society or group in which it occurs
Define norms
Social expectations
Define moral codes
Good ways of behaving
Define values
Rules shared by most people in a given culture
List 5 informal sanctions against deviance
- Frowning upon behaviour
- Name calling
- Ignoring behaviour
- Labelling behaviour
- Grounding a child
List and briefly explain 3 forms of deviance
Admired behaviour - Deviant but considered a good act
- Odd behaviour - deviant by being odd
- Bad deviant - deviant because it is bad
