Types of Crime Flashcards
1
Q
What is a natural crime?
A
A crime against the natural order
2
Q
Give an example of a natural crime.
A
Euthanasia/extending life/IVF
3
Q
What is a legal crime?
A
A crime defined by a country’s legal system and punishable in the criminal law
4
Q
What is a moral crime?
A
A transgression that is not illegal but is shamed upon by society; it is often subjective and based on personal views
5
Q
Give an example of a moral crime.
A
Cheating on a partner, lying.
Though legal crimes can also be moral crimes like murder
6
Q
What is a social crime?
A
What is deemed inappropriate in society, it is against social expectations (moral, but societies take on it as a whole)
7
Q
What is an example of a social crime?
A
Queue jumping
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