A formal rule such as a written law up to an informal rule such as not to release gas in public. If the rule is broken, people tend to judge the other person whether it is a formal or informal rule broken. When a member of society does something that others consider wrong, he is judged by his peers and sometimes receives punishment as he deems appropriate. Some types of crimes are treated differently, depending on the defendant and the type of crime committed. If we initially tried to rehabilitate the person instead of punishing them, the person might have a different outcome. Conley gives the example of the boy who played with matches, started a fire and was considered an accident (Conley, 2015: 203). If he had been punished for the incident would he have become the same honest adult? Probably not, arsine is a punishable crime. He may have been taken to juvenile hall and labeled a problem child. He would be treated like this there, which makes him prematurely believe that he is just as upset as them