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1
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Actus reus

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guilty act

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Mens rea

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Guilty mind/intention

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2
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Combination order

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court sentence combining probation order and community service order

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Civil partnership

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legally recognised agreement for same-sex couples

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4
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Execute

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Kill someone as legal punishment

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Statute

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Act of parliament or legislation

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Miscarriage of justice

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Punishment for a crime not committed

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Acquittal

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Not guilty verdict of a crime they have been charged of doing

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Solicit

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sex for money

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Kerb crawlers

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driving slowly along a road in order to ask a prostitute for sex

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Brothel

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place where you go to pay for a prostitute

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Manslaughter

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unlawful killing, no malice or afterthought, in circumstance it is not murder

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12
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Diminished responsibility

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partial defence for murder resulting in convivtion of manslaughter instead

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13
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Mandatory

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required by law

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Consent

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defence law that proves permssion was provided by appropriate person for crime to happen

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15
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Self-defence

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defence in law allowing responsible force to avoid conviction

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Automatism

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defence where defendant isnt in control of actions

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17
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Monozygotic

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identical twins

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18
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Dizygotic

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non-identical/fraternal twins

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Concordance

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in agreement or harmony

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Atavistic

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ancient or ancesteral

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21
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Somatotype

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Body shape

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PET scan

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positron emission tomography 3D images of the body

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Observational learning

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observers behaviour changes after viewing a model

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Differential association

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interactions

25
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Juvenile delinquent

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under the age of 18 and breaking the law

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Control group

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group in a study that doesnt receive treatment and is used as a benchmark for comparisons

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Extraversion

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mainly concerned with gaining pleasure from things outside ones self

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Introversion

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directing interest inward or to do things by self

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Neuroticism

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feelings of anxiety,worry,anger or fear

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Psychoticism

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personality pattern typified by aggression and hostility towards others

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Marxist

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supports political and economic theories of Karl Marx, capitalism is unequal and based on exploiting working class/proletariat

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Capitalism

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producing and distributing goods for profit

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Anomie

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loss of shared principles or norms

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Ritualistic

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performing same way

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Retreatist

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rejection of societys goals and means of attaining them

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Folk devils

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bad influence on society

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Deviancy amplification

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deviant behaviour exaggerated creating more deviance

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Steryotyping

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widely help over enlarged image of a type of person

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Consumerism

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projection or promotion in interest of consumers

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Materialism

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consideration that material goods are the most important

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Paranoid schizophrenic

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illness of psychosis of varying intensity making them lose touch with reality

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Whole life tariff

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irder that a convicted felon must serve all sentencein prison without parole

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Recidivism

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tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

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Biological determinism

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personality or behaviour caused by genes rather than environmental factors ie nature over nurture

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Incarcerated criminals

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people found guilty of a offence and are in prison

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Punitive laws

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laws intended to punish

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Custodial sentence

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punishment of being sent to prison

48
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Facilitator

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assitant in making a task easier

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Safeguarding

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protection from harm or damage with appropriate measure

50
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Sex offender register

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details of anyone convicted, cautioned or released from prison for sexual offences against children or adults. kept by police

51
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Pilot scheme

A

used to test an idea before deciding to introduce large scale

52
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Young offenders

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prison for 28 to 20 year olds

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