Criminology Unit 2

Sanctions imposed by official bodies are known as what?

• Social control

• Positive sanctions

• Formal sanctions

• Informal sanction

Sanctions that show disproval but are not formally written down as known as?

• Formal sanctions

• Informal sanction

• Positive sanction

• Social control

Medals for bravery or for sporting achievements are known as what?

• Informal sanctions

• Social control

• Formal sanctions

• positive sanctions

All sanctions fit into which category to support people conforming to its norms?

• Formal sanctions

• Informal sanctions

• Social control

• Positive sanctions

Which is the Latin for 'a guilty act'?

• actus reus

• mens rea

Which is the Latin for, 'a guilty mind'?

• actus reus

• mens rea

What is the name in cases when the wrongful act is enough on its own to convict someone without mens rea?

• self-defence

• strict liability

Punishments such as imprisonment or young offenders institutes, are known as which?

• community sentences

• custodial sentences

• Cautions

• Penalty notices

Probation orders, anger management courses are known as what sanction?

• cautions

• penalty notices for disorder

• community sentence

• custodial sentences

Warnings given by the police for low level offending, is known as?

• Penalty notice for disorder

• Caution

• Custodial sentence

• Community sentence