Different Types of Crime
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- Created on: 11-10-22 14:32
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- Different Types of Crimes
- Individual Crime
- Crime done by the perpetrator to the individual for a specific reason (refers to a specific criminal action)
- Assault, abuse (physical, sexual, emotional), GBH, FGM, burglary, etc..
- Victims are usually vulnerable people eg women, elderly, children, minority ethnic groups
- Offenders are usually stronger people eg males, older people/family members
- Public awareness varies eg not very aware of honour abuse but very in domestic abuse
- Criminal but not always deviant.
- Eg honour crimes or abuse in some cultures isn't deviant
- Brendan Harris found guilty of Sophie Lancaster's murder (2007) the murder of Sophie and attack of Robert Maltby are classified as hate crimes against the gothic subculture
- Crime done by the perpetrator to the individual for a specific reason (refers to a specific criminal action)
- Moral Crimes
- Acts that go against societies moral code, norms or accepted values, rules and behaviours.
- Victims are usually in poverty or desperation, women or ethnic minorities
- Offenders are usually the same as the victim as these are mainly public order offences
- Levels of public awareness varies throughout society and social class
- These acts are both deviant and criminal
- In 2012 Afghan women were punished for fleeing domestic abuse and some **** victims were also imprisoned for sex outside of marriage
- Individual Crime
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