Unit 1 Flashcards
1
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What are some white collar crimes?
A
- Money laundering
- Bribery
2
Q
What is organised white collar crime?
A
- Criminal activites controlled by powerful groups on a large scale
3
Q
What is corporate white collar crime?
A
- Crimes committed by businesses
4
Q
What is professional white collar crime?
A
- When a crime is committed by professionals during their work
5
Q
Examples of moral crimes
A
- Vagrancy
- Drug use
6
Q
Examples of state crimes
A
- Genocide
- Torture
7
Q
Examples of tech crimes
A
- Hacking
- Theft of info
8
Q
Examples of individual crimes
A
- Hate crime
- Honour crime
- Domestic abuse
9
Q
What are some personal reasons for not reporting crime?
A
- Fear
- Shame
- Not affected
10
Q
What are some social reasons for not reporting crime?
A
- Lack of knowledge
- Lack of media interest
- Complexity
11
Q
Why does fear cause unreported crime?
A
- Scared that the offender will get worse
- Fear of not being believed
- Scared of judgement
12
Q
Why does shame lead to unreported crime?
A
- May not want to be seen as vulnerable
- Don’t wish to relive the event
13
Q
How does lack of knowledge lead to unreported crime?
A
- Might not even aware it’s a crime
- Might not know it’s happening, fraud/tech
14
Q
How does complexity cause unreported crime?
A
- Hard to understand
- Difficult to track/ detect
15
Q
Examples of positive consequences of not reporting crime
A
- Legal change
- Decriminalisation
- Procedural change
