CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Deviance
Behavior that violates significant social norms
Norms
Behaviours that are considered acceptable
Values
Society's values, principles , standards
Moral code
A system of rules based on what we should and should not do
white collar crime
job-related crimes committed by high-status people
Offences of white collar crime
Embezzlement, fraud scamming
Common offenders of WWC
Business men, the government
Why is the level of public awareness for WWC low?
It's not reported to authorities/ the news often
Who are the common victims of WWC
Government services , employees
Is WWC criminal/Deviant/ both?
Criminal
What are the 4 different types of WWC?
Professional, corporate, occupational, organised
What is professional crime?
Crime committed by a professional
What is corporate crime?
Crime committed for the benefit of a business
What is occupational crime?
Crime committed by an employee against the workplace
What is organised crime ?
Criminal structure - like crime.
What is a case example of professional crime?
Bernie Madoff
What is a case example of corporate crime?
Bhopal disaster
What is a case example of organised crime?
Dr Harold Shipman
Moral crime
Acts which go against society's moral code
Offences of moral crime
Prostitution, vagrancy, underage drinking
Victims and offenders of moral crime
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Deviance
Behavior that violates significant social norms
Norms
Behaviours that are considered acceptable
Values
Society's values, principles , standards
Moral code
A system of rules based on what we should and should not do
white collar crime
job-related crimes committed by high-status people
Offences of white collar crime
Embezzlement, fraud scamming
Common offenders of WWC
Business men, the government
Why is the level of public awareness for WWC low?
It's not reported to authorities/ the news often
Who are the common victims of WWC
Government services , employees
Is WWC criminal/Deviant/ both?
Criminal
What are the 4 different types of WWC?
Professional, corporate, occupational, organised
What is professional crime?
Crime committed by a professional
What is corporate crime?
Crime committed for the benefit of a business
What is occupational crime?
Crime committed by an employee against the workplace
What is organised crime ?
Criminal structure - like crime.
What is a case example of professional crime?
Bernie Madoff
What is a case example of corporate crime?
Bhopal disaster
What is a case example of organised crime?
Dr Harold Shipman
Moral crime
Acts which go against society's moral code
Offences of moral crime
Prostitution, vagrancy, underage drinking
Victims and offenders of moral crime
