Unit 2- Explain Social Construction Of Criminality Flashcards
Adultery
Sexual relations between a married person and another. Not a crime in uk and europe.
Bible says adultery is a sin
Acquittal
Verify of a court where someone is found not guilty if a crime they’ve been charged with
Execute
To kill someone as a legal punishment
Statute
Act of parliament or legislation
Sociliciting
Offer sex for money usually in public place
Kerb crawling
Driving slowling along a road, close to a pavement or walkway in order to ask a prostitute for sex
Brothel
A place where men go to pay to have sex with a prostitute
Manslaughter
Unlawful killing without malice, and in circumstances where it’s not murder
Diminished responsibility
Partial defence for murder resulting in a conviction for mansalughter instead of murder
Mandatory
Required by law
Consent
A defence in las tbat proves permission was provided by the appropriate for the crime to occur
Capital punishment
Practise of executing someone as punishment for a specific crime after due process going through the correct legal proceedings or legal trial
What laws change from culture to culture
Adultsry-
Iran- stoning for women
Uk- nothing
Laws over time
Double jeapord