Understand the difference between social crime and legal crime.

 Behavior that violates the norm of society  Problems No uniform definition of social control Gambling, prostitution, abortion Always subject to interpretation Norms change over time Harrison Act 1914 made heroin, opium, and morphine illegal

 Intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code, committed without a defense or excuse and penalized by the state  Major problems Over-criminalization- victimless crimes- to many rules Non-enforcement- law is not enforced Under-criminalization- things are not prohibited by the law but not enforced

 All seven have to be present for it to be a crime  Harm- external consequence required to make an action crime  Legality- harm must be illegal to be a crime Expost Facto  Actus Reus- intention or neglect to cause harm  Mens Rea- Criminal Intent Negligence- failure to take responsibility

 Causation- criminal act must lead directly to harm without long delay  Concurrence- Actus Reus (“Guilty Act”) and Mens Reus (“Guilty Mind”)- intent and conduct must happen together  Punishment- has to be a threat of punishment

 Act under duress  Self Defense  Under 17  Entrapped- induced into committing  Insane- M’Naughter Rule

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