UNIT 1 - AC

Question 1

AC1.2

Explain the reasons that certain crimes are unreported

Answer 1

• personal, e.g. Fear, shame, disinterest, not affected
• social and cultural, e.g. Lack of knowledge, complexity, lack of media interest, lack of current public concern, culture bound crime (e.g. Honour killing, witchcraft)

Question 2

AC1.3

Explains the consequences of unreported crime

Answer 2

• ripple effect
• cultural
• decriminalisation
• police prioritisation
• unrecorded crime
• cultural change
• legal change
• procedural change

Question 3

AC1.4

Describe media representation of crime

Answer 3

• newspaper
• television
• film
• electronic gaming
• social media (blogs, social networking)
• music

Question 4

AC1.5

Explain the impact of media representations on the public perception of crime

Answer 4

• moral impact
• changing public concerns and attitudes
• perceptions of crime trends
• stereotypes of criminals
• levels of response to crime and types of punishment
• changing priorities and emphasis

Question 5

AC1.6

Evaluate methods of collecting statistics about crime

Answer 5

Evaluation criteria 
• reliability
• validity 
• ethics of research 
• strengths and limitations 
Information about crime
• home office statistics 
• crime survey for England and Wales

Question 6

AC1.1

Analyse different types of crimes

Answer 6

• white collar, e.g. Organised, corporate, professional
• moral
• state, e.g. Human rights
• technological, e.g. E-crime
• individual, e.g. Hate crime, honour crime, domestic abuse

Question 7

AC2.2

Evaluate the effectiveness of media used in campaigns for change

Answer 7

• blogs
• viral messaging
• social networking
• advertising
• radio
• television
• film
• documentary
• word of mouth
• events
• print

Question 8

AC2.1

Compare campaign ms for change

Answer 8

• change in policy
• change in law
• change in priorities of agencies
• change in funding
• change in awareness
• change in attitude

Question 9

AC3.2

Design materials for use in campaigning for change

Answer 9

• structure of information
• use of images or other accentuating features to capture attention
• use of persuasive language
• promotion of action
• consideration of target audience
• alignment with campaign
• leaflets, advertisements, posters, blogs and social network pages.

Question 10

AC3.3

Justify a campaign for change

Answer 10

• presentation of a case for action
• use of evidence in support of a case
• use of persuasive language

Question 11

AC3.1

Plan a campaign for change relating to crime

Answer 11

• aims and objectives
• justification of choice of campaign
• target audience
• methods to be used
• methods to be used
• finances
• timescales
• resources needed