criminal behaviours - characteristics.

Question 1

What are the different types of crime?

Answer 1

• Kathryn Farr and Don Gibbons (1990) suggested the following seven categories for different types of crime;
• property predatory crime
• property fraudulent crime
• interpersonal violence general
• interpersonal violence sexual
• transactional vice
• order disruption
• folk/mundane crime.

Question 2

what is property predatory and property fraudulent crime?

Answer 2

• predatory is when persons are involved in attempting to or actually taking the personal property of others without permission, e.g. robbery
• property fraudulence is when deceit or manipulation are involved with the purpose of converting property or services of others to their own use. e.g. bribery, fraud

Question 3

what is interpersonal violence general and sexual?

Answer 3

• violence general is where the person involves actions that threaten or cause actual personal harm e.g murder or assault
• violence sexual is violence that contains a sexual element. e.g. rape.

Question 4

what is transactional vice.

Answer 4

• victimless offences where there is a willing exchange of goods e.g. drug dealing or prostitution

Question 5

what is order disruption?

Answer 5

• persons are involved in actions where there is no direct victim, but concern is raised about potential victims. e.g. rioting, resisting arrest.

Question 6

what is folk/mundane crimes?

Answer 6

• a broad category whereby persons are involved in actions that can range from minor violations e.g. fishing without a license, etc.
• regarded more of as nuisance rather than crime