Types of crime

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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

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