Crime

In even a small settlement, crime of some sort is almost inevitable. Minor crimes could be dealt with through fines or restrictions of privileges. More serious crimes may require imprisonment or exile.

Crime in Antarctica can offer an example of what might be the initial conditions on the Mars settlement, until the society became large enough to promote its own legal code.

Judiciary system

Authority

Laws, and interpretations

Transgressions

National laws

International and UN laws and treaties

Possible Penalties

• Fines
• Restricted privileges
• Reduced rations
• Unsavory tasks - such as waste management
• Duties which separate one from the group, such as scouting for resources
• Confinement
• Exile

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