AC1.1 ANALYSE TWO CRIMES FROM THE BRIEF
EXAMPLE ANSWER 1
One example of a crime from the brief is white-collar crime. White collar crime is perceived
as organised corporate crimes committed by professionals who are in government or
business. White-collar crimes happen in various forms. An example of white-collar crime can
include fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. A typical victim of white-collar crime may
be a person who has money to invest. An example of this can be recently retired workers or
people who’ve received a large inheritance. An offender of white-collar crime is often people
who are respected and of a higher status. An example of this can be an accountant. They’re
often easily trusted and work in commercial employment hence why this crime is referred to
as ‘white-collar’. The level of public awareness is low because the offender uses methods to
conceal their actions, so it isn’t as easily detected as other crimes. This particular type of
crime doesn’t interest many people, so it isn’t as heavily reported in the media as it should
be. It’s both criminal and deviant. It’s criminal because the offender has committed a crime
in the way they have attained the goods and it’s deviant because even if they were paying
off debts and mortgages, they’ve put another person’s livelihood at risk which is immoral. A
case study of white-collar crime is what happened to the Thurrock Council. Liam Kavanagh
persuaded the council to invest their annual budget into solar farms. However, the money
used to invest was spent on different luxurious items such as a private jet. The council
thought they’d get their money back through interest payments, but administrators were
selling the farms. There was over a £200 million shortfall. Liam Kavanagh is no longer a
resident of the UK however he says terms stated that money could be spent however he
wanted.
One example of a crime from a brief includes individual crime to be specific: hate crime.
Hate crime is defined as prejudice based on someone’s race, religion, sexual orientation,
transgender identity or disability. Examples of hate crimes can be any crime with an
intention behind it to be hateful such as physical assault, verbal abuse, harassment and
criminal damage. A victim of a hate crime can be anyone who falls under the Equality Act
2010 because of prejudice and stereotypes which contributes to the increased vulnerability
of these groups to such crime. Hate crimes can take place in various different forms e.g
online. An offender of a hate crime can be anyone who holds some form of prejudicial view
against anyone falling under the categories mentioned above. They’re often people with
more traditional views. The level of public awareness has grown high due to a higher media
focus for hate crimes for race, religious beliefs and their sexual orientation. They’re both
criminal and deviant because of the Equality Act and it also goes against societal norms to
victimise someone regarding their identity. A case study of a hate crime is Tommy Barwick.
He had attended the London Pride Parade 2021 when he was attacked by people. He also
had homophobic slurs and comments being made towards him. Due to the severity of his
injuries, his back had cracked, and he was forced to use a wheelchair. He had reported this
to the police, but they weren’t able to identify the offenders.
EXAMPLE ANSWER 1
One example of a crime from the brief is white-collar crime. White collar crime is perceived
as organised corporate crimes committed by professionals who are in government or
business. White-collar crimes happen in various forms. An example of white-collar crime can
include fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. A typical victim of white-collar crime may
be a person who has money to invest. An example of this can be recently retired workers or
people who’ve received a large inheritance. An offender of white-collar crime is often people
who are respected and of a higher status. An example of this can be an accountant. They’re
often easily trusted and work in commercial employment hence why this crime is referred to
as ‘white-collar’. The level of public awareness is low because the offender uses methods to
conceal their actions, so it isn’t as easily detected as other crimes. This particular type of
crime doesn’t interest many people, so it isn’t as heavily reported in the media as it should
be. It’s both criminal and deviant. It’s criminal because the offender has committed a crime
in the way they have attained the goods and it’s deviant because even if they were paying
off debts and mortgages, they’ve put another person’s livelihood at risk which is immoral. A
case study of white-collar crime is what happened to the Thurrock Council. Liam Kavanagh
persuaded the council to invest their annual budget into solar farms. However, the money
used to invest was spent on different luxurious items such as a private jet. The council
thought they’d get their money back through interest payments, but administrators were
selling the farms. There was over a £200 million shortfall. Liam Kavanagh is no longer a
resident of the UK however he says terms stated that money could be spent however he
wanted.
One example of a crime from a brief includes individual crime to be specific: hate crime.
Hate crime is defined as prejudice based on someone’s race, religion, sexual orientation,
transgender identity or disability. Examples of hate crimes can be any crime with an
intention behind it to be hateful such as physical assault, verbal abuse, harassment and
criminal damage. A victim of a hate crime can be anyone who falls under the Equality Act
2010 because of prejudice and stereotypes which contributes to the increased vulnerability
of these groups to such crime. Hate crimes can take place in various different forms e.g
online. An offender of a hate crime can be anyone who holds some form of prejudicial view
against anyone falling under the categories mentioned above. They’re often people with
more traditional views. The level of public awareness has grown high due to a higher media
focus for hate crimes for race, religious beliefs and their sexual orientation. They’re both
criminal and deviant because of the Equality Act and it also goes against societal norms to
victimise someone regarding their identity. A case study of a hate crime is Tommy Barwick.
He had attended the London Pride Parade 2021 when he was attacked by people. He also
had homophobic slurs and comments being made towards him. Due to the severity of his
injuries, his back had cracked, and he was forced to use a wheelchair. He had reported this
to the police, but they weren’t able to identify the offenders.
