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.
