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Crime varies across different countries and cultures, what one country may be regard as
a crime, another may not.
Select the correct term
1Definition of Crime - Geography
2Definition of Crime - Economics
3Definition of Crime - Technology 4Definition of Crime - Culture
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Terms in this set (72)
Crime varies across different countries and cultures, what one country may be
Definition of Crime - Culture
regard as a crime, another may not.
The age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10. This is the age at which a child
Definition of Crime - Age
knows the difference between right and wrong and can be charged as a criminal.
Laws can change over time so some laws that define an act as a crime may change
Definition of Crime - Context
and make that act legal.
In some situations the legal system can make allowances for a crime depending
Definition of Crime - Circumstance upon the circumstance. There are 2 core elements that need to be present for an
act to be regarded as guilty
Definition of Crime - Circumstance (Actus The individual has committed the act voluntarily and has not be forced to do so
Reus) and are in control of what they do.
Definition of Crime - Circumstance (Mens The individual had an intention of committing the crime. If it was an accident then it
Rea) can be argued that it wasn't a crime.
A means of measuring crime by collecting data and involves police recording of
Official Statistics
crime.
Some types of crime can be difficult to measure. Crimes that are not recorded by
Official Statistics - Issues
the police are not included.
A means of measuring crime by asking the public of their experiences of crime. It
Victim Surveys (CSEW)
can help to provide an estimate of crime levels but does not cover everybody.
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A means of measuring crime through surveys asking offenders of their drug use
Offender Surveys and how they victimised people. It can help find unreported crime and provides a
more accurate picture of it.
This uses the experience of the profiler to create a profile at the crime scene. It is
The Top-Down Approach
mainly used by the FBI in America and involves a seven stage process.
A stage in the top-down approach that involves identifying the type of killer which
Murder Type
can be mass, spree or serial.
A stage in the top-down approach which involves whether the murder was
Primary Intent
deliberate or was the consequence of something else.
A stage in the top-down approach that involves assessing whether the victim of the
Victim Risk crime were high risk or low risk. This can provide better information to the profiler of
the offender.
A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the amount of risk the offender goes
Offender Risk
through in order to commit the crime.
Methods used to create a profile of an offender which can then be used to identify
Offender Profiling
them. The methods can either be top-down or bottom-up.
A stage in the top-down approach in which the crime committed by an offender
Escalation
escalates and is more serious than any of their other previous offences.
A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the time of day when the crime was
Time Factors
committed. It provides information on the criminals daily routine.
A stage in the top-down approach. it involves the location of which the crime was
Location Factors committed. It provides information of how the offender got there such as transport
and whether or not they live nearby.
This approach attempts to build a picture of what the criminal could look like by
The Bottom-Up Approach collecting data from previous crimes that were similar. It is used mainly by the
police in the UK.
A term used to describe the method developed by David Canter which involves
Investigative Psychology
using research as a basis. There are five assumptions for this.
An assumption of the bottom-up approach/investigative psychology. It assumes that
Interpersonal Coherence
behaviour is consistent in all situations.
An assumption of the bottom-up approach/investigative psychology. It is similar to
Time and Place the time and location factors from the top-down approach and looks at the
positioning and timing of when the crime occurred.
Criminal Characteristics Criminals are placed into different types of categories.
How experienced the criminal is in the offence and the type of pattern of crimes
Criminal Career
they produce.
The offender will show that they are aware of forensic investigation by cleaning up a
Forensic Awareness
crime scene. This could suggest they have knowledge of the criminal justice system.
This involves the location and timing aspects of a crime. It can provide clues as to
Geographical Profiling
the living habits of the offender.
This involves the different locations in which the crimes have occurred. It can be
Locatedness
the same place or can include multiple locations.
This is the idea that the locations that an offender chooses are not random and is
Systematic Crime Location Choice
carefully chosen.
Centrality There are two types of offenders that travel in different ways to the location.
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AQA A Level Psychology - Forensic Psychology exam questions
and answers with complete solutions verified
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
Crime varies across different countries and cultures, what one country may be regard as
a crime, another may not.
Select the correct term
1Definition of Crime - Geography
2Definition of Crime - Economics
3Definition of Crime - Technology 4Definition of Crime - Culture
Don't know?
Terms in this set (72)
Crime varies across different countries and cultures, what one country may be
Definition of Crime - Culture
regard as a crime, another may not.
The age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10. This is the age at which a child
Definition of Crime - Age
knows the difference between right and wrong and can be charged as a criminal.
Laws can change over time so some laws that define an act as a crime may change
Definition of Crime - Context
and make that act legal.
In some situations the legal system can make allowances for a crime depending
Definition of Crime - Circumstance upon the circumstance. There are 2 core elements that need to be present for an
act to be regarded as guilty
Definition of Crime - Circumstance (Actus The individual has committed the act voluntarily and has not be forced to do so
Reus) and are in control of what they do.
Definition of Crime - Circumstance (Mens The individual had an intention of committing the crime. If it was an accident then it
Rea) can be argued that it wasn't a crime.
A means of measuring crime by collecting data and involves police recording of
Official Statistics
crime.
Some types of crime can be difficult to measure. Crimes that are not recorded by
Official Statistics - Issues
the police are not included.
A means of measuring crime by asking the public of their experiences of crime. It
Victim Surveys (CSEW)
can help to provide an estimate of crime levels but does not cover everybody.
1/
5
, 3/24/25, 7:46 AQA A Level Psychology - Forensic Psychology Flashcards |
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A means of measuring crime through surveys asking offenders of their drug use
Offender Surveys and how they victimised people. It can help find unreported crime and provides a
more accurate picture of it.
This uses the experience of the profiler to create a profile at the crime scene. It is
The Top-Down Approach
mainly used by the FBI in America and involves a seven stage process.
A stage in the top-down approach that involves identifying the type of killer which
Murder Type
can be mass, spree or serial.
A stage in the top-down approach which involves whether the murder was
Primary Intent
deliberate or was the consequence of something else.
A stage in the top-down approach that involves assessing whether the victim of the
Victim Risk crime were high risk or low risk. This can provide better information to the profiler of
the offender.
A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the amount of risk the offender goes
Offender Risk
through in order to commit the crime.
Methods used to create a profile of an offender which can then be used to identify
Offender Profiling
them. The methods can either be top-down or bottom-up.
A stage in the top-down approach in which the crime committed by an offender
Escalation
escalates and is more serious than any of their other previous offences.
A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the time of day when the crime was
Time Factors
committed. It provides information on the criminals daily routine.
A stage in the top-down approach. it involves the location of which the crime was
Location Factors committed. It provides information of how the offender got there such as transport
and whether or not they live nearby.
This approach attempts to build a picture of what the criminal could look like by
The Bottom-Up Approach collecting data from previous crimes that were similar. It is used mainly by the
police in the UK.
A term used to describe the method developed by David Canter which involves
Investigative Psychology
using research as a basis. There are five assumptions for this.
An assumption of the bottom-up approach/investigative psychology. It assumes that
Interpersonal Coherence
behaviour is consistent in all situations.
An assumption of the bottom-up approach/investigative psychology. It is similar to
Time and Place the time and location factors from the top-down approach and looks at the
positioning and timing of when the crime occurred.
Criminal Characteristics Criminals are placed into different types of categories.
How experienced the criminal is in the offence and the type of pattern of crimes
Criminal Career
they produce.
The offender will show that they are aware of forensic investigation by cleaning up a
Forensic Awareness
crime scene. This could suggest they have knowledge of the criminal justice system.
This involves the location and timing aspects of a crime. It can provide clues as to
Geographical Profiling
the living habits of the offender.
This involves the different locations in which the crimes have occurred. It can be
Locatedness
the same place or can include multiple locations.
This is the idea that the locations that an offender chooses are not random and is
Systematic Crime Location Choice
carefully chosen.
Centrality There are two types of offenders that travel in different ways to the location.
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