AC 1.1 Flashcards
Analyse different types of crime.
What is White Collar Crime?
White collar crimes are committed by people who are in a position of power.
Who is a victime of WCC?
Consumers, tax payers/government, employees, and the public at large.
Who is an offender of WCC?
Corporate: company committed crime.
Professional: done by professionals.
Organised: mafias.
WCC: Criminal or Deviant?
Both.
What is Moral Crime?
Crime that goes against society’s norms.
Who is a victime of MC?
It’s often seen as victimless.
Who is an offender of MC?
Source of income, business to the person. It’s self inflicted.
MC: Criminal or Deviant?
Criminal but only sometimes deviant.
What is State Crime?
Crimes carried out by the state agencies: e.g government, agencies supported by the country.
Who is a victime of SC?
People who live in the state, people who go against the government.
Who is an offender of SC?
Military, politicians, police officers, government.
SC: Criminal or Deviant?
Actions like police brutality are deviant. But it’s different depending on where you are and what rules they have.
What is Technological Crime?
Crimes which use the internet to function.
Who is a victime of TC?
Anyone who uses the internet, vulnerable groups like young teens or old people and those with low technological knowledge.
Who is an offender of TC?
Anyone who has access to the internet. Sometimes people need more knowledge to commit harder crimes such as hacking.
TC: Criminal or Deviant?
Most actions are illegal (CP) while some is just deviant (AP).
What is Hate Crime?
When the offender is motivated by prejudice or hatred towards someone. Usually a protected characteristic.
Who is a victime of HC?
Anyone who has protected characteristics but it could happen to anyone.
Who is an offender of HC?
Those who have prejudicial views towards certain characteristics and people with them.
HC: Criminal or Deviant?
They are criminal but depending on the area they may not be seen as deviant.
What is Honour Crime?
Abuse committed to a family member to protect the ‘honour’ of the family.
Who is a victime of Honour Crime?
Usually females and young victimes. Ethnic minorities/asian communities.
Who is an offender of Honour Crime?
Victim’s family, mainly male offenders (brother, father, uncle) but females may join in (mother, sister, aunt).
Honour Crime: Criminal or Deviant?
Honour Crime is illegal in many places but not all. As well as this, some communities may see it as normal. Therefore is is both criminal and deviant but also neither. Depending on where you are and who you ask.
What is Domestic Abuse?
Violence or threatening behaviour towards a partner, and ex partner, or a family member.
Who is a victime of DA?
Usually females but males can be victimes too. Often women aged around 16-24.
Who is an offender of DA?
Often men. Boyfriend/Girlfriend. Ex. Family.
Examples of WCC:
Tax evasion, pollution, discriminating against employees.
Examples of MC:
Selling drugs, prostitution, vagrancy, begging, underaged drinking/smoking.
Examples of SC:
Imprisonment without trial, war crimes, torture, police brutality.
Examples of TC:
Financial crimes, identity theft, hate crimes, illegal downloading, publishing or viewing child pornography.
Examples of HC:
Bullying, harassment, acid attacks.
Examples of Honour Crime:
Forced marriages, FGM, threat, assault, acid attacks, abduction, rape, murder.
Examples of DA:
Physical assault, emotional or physical abuse, rape, controlling behaviour, isolating them.
What are some protected characteristics?
Disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality.
