This force comes in the form of sanctions. ... Formal negative sanctions are laws. ... When a culture cannot control unacceptable behavior through positive sanctions, social controls and stronger negative sanctions are brought into play. ... For someone lacking a social conscience, criminal behavior can be a way of life. Therefore, the penalties for criminal behavior must be high, including imprisonment and even death. ...

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If we break a law it may result in a sanction such as a community based order or even imprisonment. ... - laws give members of society rights and obligations - laws should reflect a communities values and change if the values change The Characteristics of an Effective Law - known to the public - able to be understood - acceptable to the community (reflect values of the majority) - able to change to meet changing demands - stable (consistent) - able to be enforced Criminal Law and Civil law Criminal laws are implemented for the protection of the community as a whole. ... When an in...

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The fight against customs offenses cannot be conducted only by criminal methods. The history of civilization, the development of the state and law show that through the application of criminal prohibitions and sanctions, none of the states is able to solve the social problem of crime combating in general, the economic smuggling in particular. At the same time, criminal measures have their differentiated and significant position in the system of special measures of the necessary government response. This is due to the fact that this problem is also regulated by the criminal procedure, internati...

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