Characteristics of criminal investigation Flashcards

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what is crime defined as?

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Crime is defined as any act or lack of acting that violates the law and results in punishment by the state. Means behaviour is only a crime if the law is broken. The definition of criminal behaviour is a social construct.

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an example of what’s no longer considered criminal? what’s difficult to identify?

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Some crimes may be deemed criminal but not now like homosexuality. Difficult to identify the characteristics of criminal behaviour as crime is a social construction.

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How many categories of crime are there?

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7 categories of crime = Kathryn Farr and Don Gibbons.

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What are the different characteristics of crime?

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Cherrie Griffeths:
Murderer (disorganised asocial offender) - below average IQ, high school dropout, socially inadequate, live alone, low birth order status

Murderer (organized, non-social offender) - above average IQ, follow the media, socially adequate, sexually competent, high birth order status.

Acquisitive crime – pleasure, thrill seeking, motivated by drug addiction, motivated by knowledge or economic reasons

Terrorism – perceived injustice, political and economically motivated, illogical perception of the truth/fault rationalisations, possible mental illness.

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