characteristics of crime

Question 1

property crime

Answer 1

• can be predatory which invloves taking someone else’s personal property without their permission
• eg: robbing their car
• can be fraudalent which involves trying to convert someone’s else property for your own use through deciet or manipulation
• eg: bank fraud

Question 2

intererpersonal violence

Answer 2

• where person(s) is involved in actions where they use power or physical force to threaten or cause actual personal harm to another
• can be general eg: kidnapping or sexual eg: rape
• can be to yourself, someone else or another group

Question 3

order disruption

Answer 3

• when person has committed an offence that doesn’t have a direct victim but may have potential ones eg: loittering & rioting or diorderly conduct like fighting

Question 4

transactional vice

Answer 4

• often considered victimless offences & involve a willing exchange of goods or services eg: selling drugs or prostitution

Question 5

mundane/ folk crime

Answer 5

• can range from minor violations like fishing without a lisence to more serious ones like reckless or negligent driving (traffic violation)
• public tends to be more ambivalent to some of these crimes - minor violations often seen as more of nuisance