Crime in 1900-present Flashcards
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Homophobic Crime:
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- Up until 1967 homosexuality was illegal in the UK
- 1967 Sexual Offences Act decriminalised homosexuality for men over 21
- Criminal Justice Act 2005, gave courts the power to give severe punishments for hate crimes
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Race Crime:
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- In the 1950s many people from the Commonwealth came to Britain to work
- 1968 Race Relations Act made it illegal to refuse jobs, housing or public services to anyone on the basis of race or ethnic background
- Expanded in 2006, to define spreading racial and religious hate as a crime
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Domestic Violence:
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- Believed in the 19th century husband’s right and the authorities had no place ‘interfering’
- 1960s campaigns for women’s rights changed attitudes
- Passed in 1976 Domestic Violence Act and gaves victims the right to ask for an injunction-stay away from the partners
- 1991 marital rape illegal
- 2014, controlling and coercive behaviour a crime.
- 2 women a week killed in England and Wales by DV
4
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Abortion:
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- Up until 1967, terminating a pregnancy was illegal
- 1967 Abortion Act
- Child is having serious disabilities
- Physical or mental risk to women
5
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Social Crime:
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- Copyright
- Do not view this is a crime and hard to enforce
6
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Driving Offences:
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- Driving a horse-drawn coach drunk illegal in 1872
- Car became illegal in 1925
- Most people did not consider this a crime
- Government advertising since the 1970s
7
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Drug-taking:
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- Drugs first became illegal in 1971-Misuse of Drugs Act
8
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New Opportunities: Terrorism
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- Violence and fear tactics
- Gunpowder Plot
- 1970s and 1980s IRA
- Al-Qaeda and Isis
9
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People-trafficking:
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- People from poorer countries brought to the UK
- 19th century poor girls sold into prostitution
- In the 1830s, the term the ‘white slave trade’ was used
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Cybercrime:
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Crimes using the internet
