UNIT 1 - AC1.1 - TYPES OF CRIME

Question 1

What is the definition of crime?

Answer 1

An action which is classified as an offence and is punishable by the law

Question 2

What is the definition of deviance?

Answer 2

An action that differs from the societal norms. This will vary from place and culture

Question 3

What is the definition for WWC?

Answer 3

A non-violent crime, usually committed for financial gain

Question 4

What are the three main types of WCC?

Answer 4

Organised, corporate, professional

Question 5

Examples of WCC:

Answer 5

Embezzlement, fraud, fiddling expenses, bribery

Question 6

Typical offender of WCC:

Answer 6

Often people who work in commercial environments of a high social status

Question 7

Typical victim of WCC:

Answer 7

Vulnerable people, usually the elderly who have investment funds

Question 8

Level of Public Awareness for WCC:

Answer 8

Low - easily hidden and violent crimes go noticed more

Question 9

Is WCC criminal and/or deviant

Answer 9

Both

Question 10

What is the definition for moral crime?

Answer 10

Crimes which conflict with the standard morals of society

Question 11

What are the 4 main examples of moral crime?

Answer 11

Vagrancy, prostitution, assisted suicide, drug use

Question 12

Typical offender of moral crime?

Answer 12

Victim and offender typically the same person (victimless crime)
However victim/offender is often in a difficult place financially

Question 13

Level of public awareness for moral crime:

Answer 13

Low - often hidden from close friends and family

Question 14

Are moral crimes criminal and/or deviant

Answer 14

both

Question 15

What is the definition of state crime?

Answer 15

Activities perpetrated by, or in order of state agencies in order to further their policies

Question 16

Examples of state crime:

Answer 16

Genocide, war crime, torture, imprisonment without trial

Question 17

Typical victim of state crime

Answer 17

• citizens of the country
• people of different religious/ political views to the state

Question 18

Typical offender of state crime

Answer 18

high ranking government officials

Question 19

level of public awareness for state crime

Answer 19

high - crimes are so extreme

Question 20

are state crimes deviant and/or deviant

Answer 20

both

Question 21

What is the definition of tech crime?

Answer 21

an offence usually committed using technology

Question 22

examples of tech crime:

Answer 22

phishing, email scams, identity theft

Question 23

typical victim of tech crime:

Answer 23

anyone with access to technology, typically vulnerable older people

Question 24

typical offender of tech crime:

Answer 24

typically overseas, “tech-savvy”

Question 25

level of public awareness for tech crime:

Answer 25

low, people don’t know they have been scammed until they check bank accounts etc

Question 26

are tech crimes criminal and/or deviant

Answer 26

both

Question 27

what are the three main categories for individual crime

Answer 27

honour crime, hate crime, domestic abuse

Question 28

definition of honour crime

Answer 28

made as a result of an act which has been perceived as shameful towards their family

Question 29

examples of honour crime

Answer 29

FGM, murder, beatings

Question 30

typical victim of honour crimes

Answer 30

a young girl of an ethnic minority

Question 31

typical offender for honour crime

Answer 31

male, usually father of victim

Question 32

level of public awareness for honour crime

Answer 32

low due to cultural differences

Question 33

is honour crime deviant and/or criminal

Answer 33

both

Question 34

what is a case study that could be used for honour crime?

Answer 34

shafilea ahmed - suffocated by her parents as she didn’t follow pakistani lifestyle

Question 35

definition of hate crime

Answer 35

an act which is motivated by prejudice towards a particular factor eg. disability, race, sexual orientation

Question 36

typical victim of hate crime

Answer 36

anyone who falls under categories or is associated with someone under these categories

Question 37

typical offender of hate crime

Answer 37

anyone who holds view of hate

Question 38

level of public awareness for hate crime

Answer 38

high - large media focus

Question 39

is hate crime deviant and/or criminal

Answer 39

both

Question 40

definition of domestic abuse

Answer 40

harmful act towards someone within the home

Question 41

examples of domestic abuse

Answer 41

emotional abuse, financial abuse, physical abuse

Question 42

typical victim of domestic abuse

Answer 42

typically females within a relationship, however can also be male

Question 43

typical offender of domestic abuse

Answer 43

typically male however can be female in certain cases

Question 44

level of public awareness for domestic abuse

Answer 44

low, victims unlikely to report

Question 45

is domestic abuse deviant and/or criminal

Answer 45

both