AC1.1

Question 1

Define crime

Answer 1

An act that breaks a formal law

Question 2

Define deviance

Answer 2

An act that breaks an informal law (breaks social “norms” and values)

Question 3

Define White Collar Crime

Case study?

Answer 3

A crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his/her occupation.

The biggest Ponzi scheme in history (17 years) by Bernie Madoff who is serving life in federal prison.

Question 4

Define fraud

Answer 4

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

Question 5

What is a Ponzi Scheme?

Answer 5

An investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors.

Question 6

Define Moral Crime

Case Study?

Answer 6

Actions and behaviour that do not conform to accepted standards of what is considered right or wrong.

Lee Stewart (Bigamy)

Question 7

Give some examples of what would be considered a moral crime

Answer 7

Prostitution, bigamy, gambling, drug offences, sale of obscene materials

Question 8

Define Technological Crime

Case study?

Answer 8

A crime that involves a computer or a network (internet). A computer can be used to commit crime or be the target of crime.

Twitter Trolls jailed for abuse of Caroline Criado Perez.

Question 9

Give some examples of technological crime

Answer 9

Hacking, Cyberstalking, Identity theft scams, Online harassment, Invasion of Privacy

Question 10

Define Hate Crime

Case study?

Answer 10

A crime that typically involves violence that is motivated by prejudice. This can be on the basis of race, religion, sexuality, disability or gender identity.

The Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Question 11

Give some examples of what hate crime includes

Answer 11

Homophobia, racism, misogyny, descrimination against religion, disability discrimation

Question 12

Define State Crime

Case study?

Answer 12

A State Crime is an illegal or deviant activity committed by the state, or with the complicity of state agencies.

The Holocaust

Question 13

Give some examples of what state crime includes

Answer 13

Genocide, corruption, assassination, war crimes

Question 14

Define Honour Crime

Case study?

Answer 14

Honour Crime are acts of violence, usually murder upon a person who has “brought shame” or “dishonour” upon their family.

The murder of Banaz Mahmod

Question 15

Define Domestic Abuse

Case study?

Answer 15

Domestic abuse is an incident or a pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour including sexual violence.

Reece Thompson

Question 16

Criminal or deviant: moral crime? Reason why?

Answer 16

Both- often because its just against social norms but sometimes they cross the line into an act that is illegal, i.e. drug dealing.

Question 17

Criminal or deviant: hate crime? Reason why?

Answer 17

Criminal- protected characteristics in place by law.

Question 18

Criminal or deviant: domestic abuse? Reason why?

Answer 18

Criminal- because it is causing physical or physcological damage to another individual (a victim involved).

Question 19

Criminal or deviant: honour crime? Reason why?

Answer 19

Both- could be seen as normal for the “leader” of a family to want his family to have a good reputation and follow their culture, BUT a lot of cases, it ends in murder which is of course criminal.

Question 20

Criminal or deviant: technological crime? Reason why?

Answer 20

Both- no laws against certain “crimes” i.e. cyberbullying, however some break formal harassment laws.

Question 21

Criminal or deviant: white collar crime? Reason why?

Answer 21

Criminal-there are multiple completely illegal acts under this crime (e.g. fraud) operated in bigger groups.