Types of crime
- Created by: Abbiegrant14
- Created on: 09-10-20 09:31
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- Types of crimes
- Moral
- Acts that go against society's norms/code
- Examples
- Prostitution
- Vagrancy
- Illegal drugs
- Illegal gambling
- Assisted suicide
- Under-age drinking/smoking
- Begging
- Victims
- Typically victimless- 2 consenting adults
- Offenders
- Offenders can also be victims
- Tend to be in a difficult financial or personal situation
- Level of public awareness
- Low
- Hidden from families
- Public ignorance- sympathy for families
- State
- Committed by government
- Examples
- Genocide
- War crimes
- Torture
- Political crimes
- Police bombing
- Imprisonment without trial
- Victims
- Citizens of the state
- Citizens of another state subjected to violence from another state
- Offenders
- Politicians
- Civil servants
- Police officers
- Public awareness
- Generally high
- Technological
- Offences involving IT
- Examples
- Financial crimes
- Identity theft
- Hate crimes
- Cyber-trespass
- Illegal downloading
- Publishing and viewing child ***********
- Victims
- Anyone - typically little knowledge of tech
- Offenders
- Anyone- typically special skills
- Public awareness
- Varies
- Victims of trolling likely to be aware
- Victimes of cyber-fraud and identity theft unlikely to be aware
- Hate
- Action motivated by hate or prejudice based on protected principles
- Race
- Disability
- Religious belief
- Sexual orientation
- Transgender identity
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Age
- Victims
- Anyone falling under protected principles
- Offenders
- Anyone holding prejudice views to a group the victim belongs to.
- Public awareness
- On the rise
- Action motivated by hate or prejudice based on protected principles
- Moral
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