CRIMINOLOGY UNIT
Deviance - CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior that violates significant social norms
Norms - CORRECT ANSWER-Behaviours that are considered acceptable
Values - CORRECT ANSWER-Society's values, principles , standards
Moral code - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of rules based on what we should and
should not do
white collar crime - CORRECT ANSWER-job-related crimes committed by high-status
people
Offences of white collar crime - CORRECT ANSWER-Embezzlement, fraud scamming
Common offenders of WWC - CORRECT ANSWER-Business men, the government
Why is the level of public awareness for WWC low? - CORRECT ANSWER-It's not
reported to authorities/ the news often
Who are the common victims of WWC - CORRECT ANSWER-Government services ,
employees
Is WWC criminal/Deviant/ both? - CORRECT ANSWER-Criminal
What are the 4 different types of WWC? - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional,
corporate, occupational, organised
What is professional crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crime committed by a professional
What is corporate crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crime committed for the benefit of a
business
What is occupational crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crime committed by an employee
against the workplace
What is organised crime ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Criminal structure - like crime.
What is a case example of professional crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bernie Madoff
What is a case example of corporate crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bhopal disaster
What is a case example of organised crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr Harold
Shipman
Moral crime - CORRECT ANSWER-Acts which go against society's moral code
Deviance - CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior that violates significant social norms
Norms - CORRECT ANSWER-Behaviours that are considered acceptable
Values - CORRECT ANSWER-Society's values, principles , standards
Moral code - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of rules based on what we should and
should not do
white collar crime - CORRECT ANSWER-job-related crimes committed by high-status
people
Offences of white collar crime - CORRECT ANSWER-Embezzlement, fraud scamming
Common offenders of WWC - CORRECT ANSWER-Business men, the government
Why is the level of public awareness for WWC low? - CORRECT ANSWER-It's not
reported to authorities/ the news often
Who are the common victims of WWC - CORRECT ANSWER-Government services ,
employees
Is WWC criminal/Deviant/ both? - CORRECT ANSWER-Criminal
What are the 4 different types of WWC? - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional,
corporate, occupational, organised
What is professional crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crime committed by a professional
What is corporate crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crime committed for the benefit of a
business
What is occupational crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crime committed by an employee
against the workplace
What is organised crime ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Criminal structure - like crime.
What is a case example of professional crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bernie Madoff
What is a case example of corporate crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bhopal disaster
What is a case example of organised crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr Harold
Shipman
Moral crime - CORRECT ANSWER-Acts which go against society's moral code
