1900-now Crime And Criminals Flashcards
Those of crime during / post ww2
Robbing bodies
Looting houses
Problems in society during war time
Public protests and strikes and economic problems
Common crime 1900-1955
Car crime
Drink driving
Speeding
Stolden goods and selling them on black market
New law in 1967
There was a limit to alcohol you could have to be able to drive , can be breathalysed
New law in 1983
Have to wear seatbelts
Law in 1992
Roadside cameras set up, pay a fine if caught speeding and speed awareness course
Changes to car crimes /trends
Road deaths fallen from 1960s despite more motorists
Car locks improved so thefts reduced
Joy riding
Stealing and selling on cars
What happened at the 1984 European cup final
Wall collapsed and 39 Liverpool fans died
Changed to football ground security in late 1980/
CCTV , grounds now have seats so numbers are controlled
Why had hooliganism reduced
Tickets are more expensive meaning fans have to be from wealthier backgrounds
If anything happens it’s away from stadiums
Why did Britain become more multi cultural after ww11
Immigrants came from common wealth countries , but they were given the worst places to live
The Race r…… Act 1965,6., and 7.
Relation 68, 76,
Made it a crime to deny black people jobs or access to public spaces like cinemas on account of colour
What happened in April of 1993
Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death waiting for a bus by two white men
Changed to law in 2005
Someone could be tried for the same offence twice if new evidence was provided
What happened with drugs in 1971
Categorised into A B and C, banned , A was the worst punsihment
How many years would you be prisoner for supplying
14 years to life
What would gangs do with illegal drugs
Sold them to addicts , smuggling and distributing
Why is the war on drugs difficult to police
As soon as one is banned, another appears, new chemical mixtures, and legal highs
New crimes in the 1990s
Downloading films and music illegally
Stealing through phishing emails
How can criminals use the internet to commit crime
Fake emails that share viruses that can detect passwords , interfere with bank computers, threatening
