Deviancy and Cybercrime

Question 1

What is Admired behaviour?

Answer 1

Deviant but are considered good or admirable e.g saving a life while putting yourself at risk.

Question 2

What is Harmful behaviour?

Answer 2

Deviant because it is bad e.g paedophilia

Question 3

What is Odd behaviour?

Answer 3

Deviant by being ‘odd or different’ but not harmful e.g owning a snake etc.

Question 4

What is cybercrime?

Answer 4

A crime that is committed with the assistance of technology e.g Hacking, DDOS, Phishing.

Question 5

What is the differnce between cybercrime and white collar crime?

Answer 5

Cybercrime is a subcategory of white-collar crime, can be a tech crime without being cybercrime.

Question 6

Give 3 facts about cybercrime?

Answer 6

1) Increased household internet use 9% (1998) to 96% (2020), social change in use of technology.
2) 1.5m organisations fell victim to cyber crime in 2019. This equates to 25% of all UK businesses, compared to 13% in 2015.
3) Small businesses most effective attacks are phishing (29%) and malware (20%), which rises to phishing (38%) and malware (31%) in big businesses.

Question 7

What is Actus reus?

Answer 7

A guilty act

Question 8

What is means rea?

Answer 8

A guily mind

Question 9

What are formal sanctions?

Answer 9

Sanctions imposed by official bodies e.g police schools etc

An example would be courts can fine an offender for theft,

Question 10

What are informal sanctions?

Answer 10

Unspoken rules that are not formal, and when broken someone will show their disapproval through different actions e.g telling them off (parent)

Question 11

Name 2 formal sanctions that can be used against criminals?

Answer 11

Community Sentences e.g probation or community service.

Custodial sentences e.g jail

Question 12

What is the difference between deviant and criminal?

Answer 12

Criminal - An actions that breaks the law and can be punished, although it may not be deviant (for some people) e.g possession of cannabis.

Deviant - Something that goes against value and norms of a group in society but it may not be illegal e.g abortion or homosexuality.

Question 13

How does the UK law differentiate severity of a crime?

Answer 13

Summary offences - less serious offences e.g speeding

Indictable Offences - more serious offences e.g murder (Tried in crown court in front of a judge or jury).

Question 14

Name 3 police sanctions for minor crimes?

Answer 14

Cautions - warnings that can be given by police to anyone aged 10+

Conditional cautions - Have to stick to certain rules and restriction (if broken can be charged).

Penalty notices for disorders - issued for minor crimes e.g possession of cannabis have to pay or charged.