AC1.1 Compare criminal behaviour and deviance
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- AC 1.1 Compare Criminal Behaviour and Deviance
- Social Definition
- A deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms( cultural standards prescribing how humans ought to behave normally)
- These crimes have consequences which create harm to a whole community or individual and groups within these communities
- Examples: smoking, marijuana, speeding
- These crimes have consequences which create harm to a whole community or individual and groups within these communities
- Examples of why its difficult to use the social definition of crime
- Adultly (cheating) is a crime punishable by death in some countries and not a crime in others, some countries have laws against it but do not prosecute adulterers
- Cultures where it is legal: UK, EUROPE
- Cultures where it is illegal: Saudia Arabia, South Korea
- Why is the law different?- Religion/beliefs
- Honour Crimes, the murder/torture of a family member who has brought shame on the family
- Cultures where it is legal: Africa, North Korea, Pakistan
- Cultures where it is illegal: UK, Europe, US
- Why is the law different?-Traditions, norms, peoples own interpretations of religion
- Homosexuality, the sexual attraction to a member of the same sex
- Cultures where it is legal- UK, Europe, China, certain states in US
- Cultures where it is illegal- Russia if done openly, Sudan
- Why is the law different- social norms/beliefs
- Adultly (cheating) is a crime punishable by death in some countries and not a crime in others, some countries have laws against it but do not prosecute adulterers
- A deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms( cultural standards prescribing how humans ought to behave normally)
- Legal Definition
- An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law
- Laws can be applied retrospectively, a law can not be made unless the act has been done before
- MENS REA- "Guilty Act"
- Is commonly defined as a criminal act that was the result of voluntary bodily movement, this describes a physical activity that harms another person or damages property
- Why is it difficult to define crime?
- Social Definition
- A deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms( cultural standards prescribing how humans ought to behave normally)
- These crimes have consequences which create harm to a whole community or individual and groups within these communities
- Examples: smoking, marijuana, speeding
- These crimes have consequences which create harm to a whole community or individual and groups within these communities
- Examples of why its difficult to use the social definition of crime
- Adultly (cheating) is a crime punishable by death in some countries and not a crime in others, some countries have laws against it but do not prosecute adulterers
- Cultures where it is legal: UK, EUROPE
- Cultures where it is illegal: Saudia Arabia, South Korea
- Why is the law different?- Religion/beliefs
- Honour Crimes, the murder/torture of a family member who has brought shame on the family
- Cultures where it is legal: Africa, North Korea, Pakistan
- Cultures where it is illegal: UK, Europe, US
- Why is the law different?-Traditions, norms, peoples own interpretations of religion
- Homosexuality, the sexual attraction to a member of the same sex
- Cultures where it is legal- UK, Europe, China, certain states in US
- Cultures where it is illegal- Russia if done openly, Sudan
- Why is the law different- social norms/beliefs
- Adultly (cheating) is a crime punishable by death in some countries and not a crime in others, some countries have laws against it but do not prosecute adulterers
- A deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms( cultural standards prescribing how humans ought to behave normally)
- Due to the fact that it varies so greatly, it is not entirely about law-breaking, but also includes a number of other factors such as the solidarity within society
- Criminal: violation of government criminal laws, always punishable criminal offences, criminal laws are always well documented examples include: murder, robbery
- Deviance: violation of social norms and standards, can be criminal or not criminal, deviant rules are not always documented examples: prostitution, marriage underage-not punishable by law
- Social Definition
- An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law
- Formal Sanctions against criminals
- Non-court sanctions
- Cautions
- Not a criminal conviction but a 'charge' e.g. ASBO
- Conditional cautions
- Have to agree to a certain treatment by police
- Penalty notices
- Financial penalties (in court)
- Cautions
- Court Sanctions
- Custodial sentences
- Where you are immediately sentenced to prison, fixed or life suspended
- Community sentences
- Punishments such as litter picking, drug testing or curfews
- Fines and discharge
- Discharges- can be conditional (free to go on the basis you meet conditions) or absolute (the shock of being arrested is enough)
- Fines- financial penalties (out of court)
- Custodial sentences
- Non-court sanctions
- Variety of criminal acts
- Fatal offences
- Murder, genocide, manslaughter
- non fatal offences
- GBH,ABH, domestic abuse
- offences against property
- Tresspassing,arson, theft, vandalism
- Sexual offences
- ****, sexual assault, up skirting, revenge ****, prostituion
- Public order offences
- Drunk and disorderly, insulting a police officer, antisocial behaviour disorder
- Drug offences
- Intended to sell and supply, possession of drugs
- Fatal offences
- Deviance
- Norms, moral codes and values
- are 'unwritten' rules of society, they tell you what is and isn't acceptable behaviour, debit behaviour is when a behaviour goes against social norms
- Morals can also be called moores
- are 'unwritten' rules of society, they tell you what is and isn't acceptable behaviour, debit behaviour is when a behaviour goes against social norms
- Informal and formal sanctions against deviance
- Informal
- Frowning upon behaviour
- Name calling
- Ignoring behaviour
- Formal
- fines
- Imprisonment
- Informal
- Forms of deviance
- Societal deviance
- An act which most of society would agree is not classed as paper of normal behaviour, examples: nude sunbathing, facial piercings, drugs
- Concealed deviance
- An act which no one sees, something which a person can keep hidden away, it is still considered not part of societies norms examples, cross dressing, sexual fantasies
- Situational deviance
- An act that is only considered deviance in the culture you are in at the time and my not be considered deviant by society, examples: sexuality, appearances/clothing
- Collective or public deviance
- Deviance shared by a group of people which does not conform to that which is considered social norms, however follow a set of norms they have created within their own subculture, examples: a goth group in sixth form
- Societal deviance
- Legal rule breaking
- An 18 year old arriving to school drunk
- Illegal rule breaking
- An underage student arriving to school drunk
- Norms, moral codes and values
- Social Definition
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