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CANNOT be answered with a yes or no. Too broad a question. Define "DEVIANT ACTS." "Deviant" to who? Morally deviant? Criminally deviant? Religiously deviant? etc . . . (????)
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How does the world determine what acts are criminal and what acts are not?
I can't speakl for the law of all "the World's" nations - but in the US a criminal act is defined by two elements. (1) A criminal act accompanied by (2) a criminal intent.
Are deviant acts necessarily criminal?
The word deviant means different, unique, or strange. Deviant also may be short for deviantart.com, a website which allows artists from all over the world to post their art (whether sketches, paintings, photographs, or digital art, etc.) and receive feedback from other users. There are also forums and a place to shop for art.
Why are not all deviant acts considered crimes?
Because only the acts specified by the legislature are the ones included in the statute and enforced. There is broad disagreement among many people what constitutes a "deviant" act. What is 'deviant' in one persons eyes, is an accepted practice in another's.
Why it that criminal law is penal in nature?
All criminal acts have consequences attached to them.
What is a synonym for deviant?
Aberrant, devious, irregular, anomalous are all synonyms for deviant.
Murder robbery and drug offenses would all be defined as crimes under?
Criminal Law
Does homeowner insurance coverage criminal mischief by the homeowner?
No, homeowner insurance typically does not cover intentional criminal acts such as criminal mischief by the policyholder. The insurance policy is meant to provide coverage for accidental or unexpected events, not deliberate acts of vandalism or wrongdoing.
Almost all criminal law is statutory law?
Yes, in the US most criminal laws are statutory. That means they have been defined and are listed in the criminal code. In the early days many crimes were defined by the common law. Now it is more difficult to get out of a crime due to the definitions being clearer.
Can you tell me all of the website that i can draw?
Sketchfu, and Deviant Art
Why is anorexia deviant?
Deviant behavior means that they separate themselves from society's norms and develop their own way of living. so anorexia is deviant because all of society (most, anyway) says that we should eat and eat healthy.
When does a deviant act become a crime?
when someone breaks the law.
In the Chrysalids what might have happened if the crops had been deviant?
If deviant crops were found in a field, that field was burned. People still survived on what was in the other fields... but theoretically, if ALL the crops had been deviant, then they could have starved rather than accepting any sort of deviance.
