AC1.1

Question 1

What is a white collar crime

Answer 1

crimes commited by those in professional roles e.g. fraud

Question 2

Types of white collar crime offender

Answer 2

powerful people in positions of authority e.g. government

Question 3

Types of white collar crime victim

Answer 3

corporations e.g. shareholders

Question 4

what is the public awareness like for white collar crimes

Answer 4

varies depending on the nature of the crime, high profile cases when caught get alot of media attention, in general it can go under the radar because they are very complex

Question 5

example of a white collar crime

Answer 5

Asil Nadir was jailed for 10 years. He stole £29 million from his polly peck business. he only had to pay £5m of this back or he could derve an extra 6 years in prison.

Question 6

What is a moral crime

Answer 6

a crime which may be “victimless” but offend moral standards in society e.g. prostituiton

Question 7

types of offenders for moral crime

Answer 7

victim and the offender can be one of the same e.g. prostituion people can be forced into this

Question 8

how much public awareness is around moral crimes

Answer 8

often low as in certain situations like prostituiton

Question 9

example of moral crime

Answer 9

Varsha, met a man in a hairdressers who took her to London, she never saw him again and was forced to become a prostitute. She now lives in the UK but has no money and lives in fear

Question 10

What is a state crime

Answer 10

crimes commited by government against citizens, usually involving human rights abuse e.g. war crimes

Question 11

typical offender for a state crime

Answer 11

government officials

Question 12

typical victim of a state crime

Answer 12

citizens from a different country e.g holocaust the germans were the victims

Question 13

how high is the public awareness of state crimes

Answer 13

High due to the extremity and seriousness of the case

Question 14

example of a state crime

Answer 14

China have been forcing a lot of Uyghur and turkish muslims to abandon their religion. In Xinjiang alot of muslims have been arrested and are no longer allowed to practice islam

Question 15

What is a technological crime

Answer 15

crimes commited using technology e.g. online fraud

Question 16

Typical technological offender

Answer 16

smart young people

Question 17

Typical technological victim

Answer 17

Vulnerable people e.g old people

Question 18

What is the level of public awareness

Answer 18

Varies depending on how serious the crime is

Question 19

Example of technological crime

Answer 19

Alex Bessell committed cyber crimes on organisations like google and skype. Also charged for offences like money laundering. Commited thousands of cyber crimes and has to face 2 years in prison

Question 20

What is an individual crime(hate crime)

Answer 20

Crime committed against an individual based on prejudice towards the victim, based on race, sexuality, disability or gender

Question 21

Typical hate crime offender

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Homophobic people

Question 22

Typical hate crime victim

Answer 22

People with disabilities, or homosexual people

Question 23

Level of public awareness for hate crimes

Answer 23

Level of awareness is increasing

Question 24

Example of hate crimes

Answer 24

Bijan Ebrahimi was an Iranian refugee who had learning disorders, he moved to Bristol for a better life but was constantly attacked and labeled as a pedophile. The police didn’t help and he was murdered on Sunday 14 th july

Question 25

What is an Individual crime-(honour crime)

Answer 25

crime committed to protect the “honour” of a family or community

Question 26

Typical hate crime offender

Answer 26

males

Question 27

Typical hate crime victim

Answer 27

women

Question 28

is public awareness high?

Answer 28

can be low because the crimes are committed within the family so its very private

Question 29

example of an honour crime

Answer 29

Batchan Kaur Athwal and her son were jailed for murdering her daughter in law, because she was too “western” and was bringing down the family reputation

Question 30

What is an individual crime(domestic abuse)

Answer 30

crime commited in the home against a partner or family member

Question 31

typical domestic abuse offender

Answer 31

men

Question 32

typical domestic abuse victim

Answer 32

women

Question 33

is the public awareness high

Answer 33

happens i homes so it is a very private crime

Question 34

Example of domestic abuse crime

Answer 34

Rihanna was abused by Chris Brown and he was arrested and charged for abusing her. he was sentenced to five years in prison and had to commit 180 days of community labour