Unit 1 Types of Crimes Flashcards
What are the 5 different types of crime?
White Collar, Moral, State, Technological and Individual
The three types of white collar crime?
Organised, Corporate and Professional
The three types of individual crime?
Hate crime, Honour crime and Domestic Abuse
Define Professional White collar crime
Committed by an individual with the intention of benefiting himself (someone who if self-employed)
Define Organised White collar crime
Criminal activities that are planned and controlled by powerful group and carried out on a large scale
Define Corporate White collar crime
Corporate crime refers to crimes committed either by a corporation or by individuals acting on behalf of a corporation or other business
Example of state crime
Genocide
War Crimes
Systematic Abuse of Human Rights
Define Technological crime
Crime that are committed using a computer or based on the internet or a form of technology
Types of individual crime
Honour Crime
Hate Crime
Domestic Abuse