Unit 1 Flashcards
What is a hate crime
A crime perceived as being motivated by prejudice or hate based on a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender.
Examples of hate crime
Verbal assault, Harassment or Physical assault
Victims of hate crime
Anyone under the 5 strands of discrimination, who usually fall under the ‘BAME’ race, with Islam religion or lesbian/gay sexual orientation
Offenders of hate crime
People who don’t fall under the 5 strands, and have a prejudice against a group of people, usually with traditional views.
PA hate crime
High level of public awareness due to an increase in media, as well as the anti-terrorism crime and security act 2001 being added to the legislation.
C or D hate crime
Criminal as it is against the law, deviant as it goes against the social norms, most wouldn’t agree with victimising a group of people.
Hate crime case study
Mathew Shepard was beaten to death in October 1998, for being gay. This is a hate crime because he was targeted for his sexual orientation.
Domestic violence definition
An act targeted to be abuse against a partner or family member within the home, often in secret. The five types are psychological, physical, sexual, financial, and emotional.
Examples of domestic violence
Rape, coercive control, blackmail, sexual abuse
Victim of domestic violence
Overwhelmingly female, vulnerable wives, girlfriends or any female involved in an intimate relationship.
Offender of domestic violence
Overwhelmingly male, boyfriends or husbands.
PA domestic violence
Low level of public awareness as victims often fear reporting it due to manipulation and other reasons. It also happens behind closed doors, so people turn a blind eye.
C or D domestic violence
Criminal as it is against the law, and also deviant as society views abuse as cruel and unnecessary, and it is therefore against the norms of society.
Domestic violence case study
Clare Wood was murdered and burned by her ex boyfriend, and found 3 months later. This is domestic violence because it happened within a (past) relationship, and had extreme elements of control and violence within it.
Honour crime definition
Any punishment on people, mainly women, for acts deemed to have brought shame upon the family.
Honour crimes examples
Acid attacks, forced marriage, female genital mutilation and abduction.
Honour crimes victims
A young girl within the family, usually a daughter, within the Asian community.
Honour crimes offender
A male family member such as an uncle, brother or father.
PA honour crime
Low level of public awareness as it is not reported often, it is normal in their culture and the UK system is different, therefore people are unsure whether it is a crime.
C or D honour crime
Criminal because it is against the law, and deviant because it is not the dominant culture in the UK, and is not accepted in society.
Honour crime case study
Shafilia Ahmed, who was murdered by her parents through suffocation after they believed she had become too ‘urbanised’ and she attempted to move out. This crime was unsolved until seven years later when her sister, Alicia, reported the murder as a witness.
Moral crime definition
Any crime against the normal standard of society, based on what the majority of people see as right or wrong.
Moral crime examples
Prostitution, vagrancy, euthanasia and illegal drug use.
Moral crime victims
(in non victimless cases) is often the same person as the offender