CRM 1300 Study Guide - Bow Street Runners, London Metropolitan University, Bloodletting
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What people consider to be acceptable in society. Formal: differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. Informal : differing from norms that are not written in the law. A violation of societal rules of behaviour as interpreted and expressed by a criminal legal code created by people holding social and political power. Individuals who violate these rules are subject to sanctions by state authority, social stigma, and loss of status . Crime: an act or omission prohibited by criminal law. It involves either the commission of an act, such as an assault, or the failure to act, such as failing to take proper safety measures) ; Mens rea (a prerequisite of criminal conduct is the guilty mind . Mens rea is based on the belief that people can control their behaviour and choose between right and wrong. It commonly is used to refer to the intent to commit a crime);
