CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Actus Reus, Migration Period, Mens Rea

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1300
• Professor: Carolyn Gordon

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Can be implicit (assumed or not stated) or explicit (written or stated) such as . Wear clothes, handshake vs. hug for different levels of relationships, be punctual, hold door open for others, personal bubble space, don"t pass gas in public, don"t talk in an elevator. Tells us how to act so that we can all feel accepted by society. Formal: crimes that we hear about in the media (robbery, rape, murder there are formal punishments for these forms of deviance) Informal: acts that violate norms but have not been codified in the law (informal punishments like public humiliation or rejection) such as . Brightly colored hair, facial tattoos, excessive piercings, being rude, invading people"s space, etc. An act or omission prohibited by criminal law. Subject to sanctions by state authority and social stigma.